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Heller v Uber Technologies Inc

By Barry B. Fisher LL.B. | 4 Minutes Read September 20, 2021

Heller v Uber: My modest analysis

In  Heller v. Uber Technologies Inc., 2021 ONSC 5518 Justice Perell certified a class action involving UBER drivers seeking a declaration that they are employees and thus obtain damages for alleged breaches of the ESA as well as unjust enrichment and negligence.

Article by Barry B. Fisher LL.B. / Employment Standards, Payroll / class action lawsuit, dependent contractor, employee v. independent contractor, employment contract, employment law, Heller v Uber Technologies Inc, independent contractors

By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read June 3, 2019

Supreme Court to hear arguments about enforceability of arbitration clauses

On May 23, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal in Uber Technologies Inc., et al. v. David Heller (the Uber Class Action). At issue is an arbitration clause in the Uber driver service agreement that requires all claims be arbitrated in the Netherlands, regardless of size.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / arbitration, arbitration clauses, Consumer Protection Act, Heller v Uber Technologies Inc, unconscionable agreement

By Sean Bawden | 5 Minutes Read January 30, 2019

The ONCA’s decision in the Uber case and the (il)legality of arbitration clauses in employment contracts

Will an arbitration clause in an independent contractor agreement always be found to be illegal, if, notwithstanding that to which the parties ostensibly agreed, the worker can later allege that he is, in fact, an “employee”?

Article by Sean Bawden / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / arbitration clause, employment contract, employment law, Heller v Uber Technologies Inc

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