![]() It’s the largest such payment in history and covers $78 million in past-due contributions as well as $22 million in interest and penalties. The audit was conducted between 20 and covered close to 300,000 drivers. 13,000 workers will benefit from the settlement.įor years, Uber insisted its workforce was composed of so-called “independent contractors” relieving it of any obligation to make these contributions required of New Jersey employers. It also required managers provide 11 hours of downtime between shifts as well as pay a $100 premium if workers consented to work more frequently. Last month, Chipotle paid $20 million to settle a case involving violations of New York City’s Fair Workweek Law, passed in 2017 that mandated fast food companies give workers a work schedule two weeks in advance. The landmark settlement is just another example of states and local governments successfully stepping up to support workers when federal enforcement of labor law lags or fails to address an emergent issue so common in the so-called gig economy. After a four year audit, New Jersey Department of Labor investigators documented that the multi-billion dollar multinational had shirked its legal obligation to pay into safety net programs that cover unemployment, disability as well as family leave insurance. ![]() In a huge win for workers and legit New Jersey employers, Uber has been ordered to pay $100 million into New Jersey’s Department of Labor’s Unemployment Trust Fund.
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