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Despite its robust nature, this all - terrain vehicle is also distinguished by an ambience that captivates S Class drivers.

Not exact matches

In his 68 - page finding, Chen was careful to note that saying the plaintiffs constitute a class — one that potentially now includes a majority of Uber's 160,000 U.S. - based drivers — doesn't say anything about whether those plaintiffs have justice on their side when it comes to the merit of their suit.

Is it possible, perhaps, that some teenage girls are just as risky a class of drivers as some teenage boys?

In fact, Chen noted, the company itself has tacitly admitted that its drivers are all in the same boat, in a way, even while opposing class certification.

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«As you know, a lot has been in the media following the Humboldt tragedy and there is a spotlight on Class 1 testing and Class 1 driver training and that's OK.

The Board and the Executive Leadership Team are confident that Dara is the best person to lead Uber into the future building world - class products, transforming cities, and adding value to the lives of drivers and riders around the world while continuously improving our culture and making Uber the best place to work.

The British playboy and Mercedes - Benz driver continues to be the class of the Formula One circuit.

In court documents filed with the Northern California District Court on Thursday, Uber argued that the class - action part of the suit should be dropped because the 160,000 drivers, «have little or nothing in common, other than their use of the Uber App in California at some point over the past six years.»

The big question is whether Uber's drivers as a whole are similar enough to each other to merit being lumped together into a class - action lawsuit.

A class action status would increase the drivers» leverage to demand a settlement, which is what happens in many cases when a court certifies class status.

Uber's claim is that, while Liss - Riordan's clients may want employee status, at least 400 fellow drivers do not and therefore, they shouldn't be treated as a class.

A potentially devastating lawsuit against ride - hailing company Uber over its classification of drivers as contractors instead of employees is entering an important phase: determining whether drivers can sue together through a class action.

Though Thursday's hearing wasn't about the lawsuit itself, whether Judge Chen allows the drivers to proceed as a class could dramatically alter its course.

At a hearing on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen asked if there was a «tension or inconsistency» for Uber to argue that every single one of its drivers is an independent contractor, yet to also argue that the legal issues in the case are so specific to each driver that it can't be decided as a class action.

Uber is offering its California drivers around $ 1 each to settle a federal class action lawsuit over alleged labor violations, according to a Bloomberg report.

Uber attorney Theodore Boutrous said a better procedure would be to first have a trial solely on the three drivers, instead of a «big, huge» class action that would set a risky precedent.

According to Uber, that means a only a tiny fraction of a potential 160,000 California drivers are eligible to be class members.

A lawyer for ride service Uber, which has been sued by drivers who contend they should be considered employees and are seeking class action status, said it would be preferable to have a trial just on the three drivers who filed the complaint in order to avoid setting a risky precedent.

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday denied ride service Uber's request to immediately appeal an order approving class certification in a lawsuit filed by drivers who wish to be deemed employees.

Additionally, one of the three drivers who sued is no longer eligible to represent the class, Uber said.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters)- A lawsuit filed by drivers against ride service Uber should not proceed as a class action, the company argued in a court filing on Thursday, citing written statements of support from hundreds of other Uber drivers in a case that could decide whether they are independent contractors or employees.

What they're saying: «National shortage of Class - A drivers and the increased demand for logistics is resulting in an increase in the cost of goods,» said one manager in the accommodation and food services business.

In a statement, Uber said it will appeal, but that the arbitration portion of Chen's ruling means a «tiny fraction» of a potential 160,000 California drivers are eligible to be class members.

«We recognize that economics are a primary driver for some customers adopting cloud, and stand by our commitment to match prices and be best - in - class on price performance,» Martin wrote.

As if the $ 100 million settlement for a couple of class - action lawsuits were not enough, Uber drivers are stepping up their efforts to have a stronger voice in the behemoth ride - hailing company.

In California, Uber faces class - action lawsuits from drivers saying they were misclassified as independent contractors.

First among these drivers is the growing number of upper middle class and affluent households, or those with more than $ 24,000 and $ 46,000 in annual disposable income, respectively.

«The Board and the Executive Leadership Team are confident that Dara is the best person to lead Uber into the future building world - class products, transforming cities, and adding value to the lives of drivers and riders around the world while continuously improving our culture and making Uber the best place to work,» Uber's board said in a statement late on Aug. 29.

In a new complaint seeking class action status, two women — who are maintaining anonymity — are asking a court to force the $ 69 billion ride - hail company to change many of its driver screening and other practices on behalf of all U.S. riders who were «subject to rape, sexual assault or gender - motivated violence or harassment by their Uber driver in the last four years.»

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters)- A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday denied ride service Uber's request to immediately appeal an order approving class certification in a lawsuit filed by drivers who wish to be deemed employees.

We want to build portfolios that are deliberately diversified across fundamental drivers that impact all asset classes.

But in order to move 9.2 billion tons of freight in a year, nearly 3 million heavy - duty Class 8 trucks and over 3 million truck drivers are needed.

In challenging their status as independent contractors, Lyft's drivers were unable to bring a class action lawsuit against the app company thanks to an arbitration clause contained in their contract with Lyft.

In a study of his earlier pictures, Kolker notes that «Scorsese is interested in the psychological manifestations of individuals who are representative either of a class or of a certain ideological grouping; he is concerned with their relationship to each other or to an antagonistic environment... [and finally] there is no triumph for his characters» (A Cinema of Loneliness [Oxford University Press, 19881, p. 162) The Jesus of the Last Temptation fits this pattern (as do Travis Bickel in Taxi Driver, Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull and Paul Hackett in After Hours) By eschewing any reference to a resurrection — and, in an interesting theological note, allowing Paul to suggest that his preaching of the risen Christ is more important than the Jesus of history — Scorsese presents the crucifixion as the final willful act of a man driven by a God who makes strange demands on his followers.

Treasury Wines, which also sells the Wolf Blass brand, is a major driver of the export success to China as it targets the growing middle class in that country.

«One of the biggest drivers is around 2 billion Asian people are coming out of poverty and into the middle class.

It is something to behold: a fitness class of overweight truckers, led by a ripped African - American, himself a longtime driver.

Unsurprisingly, given the number of ex-F1 drivers that end up there, it's sportscar racing that he seems to be pretty interested in, particularly the DPi class in IMSA's WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

«I think there are two classes of drivers.

Say someone who's unequivocally one of NASCAR's greatest, keeps himself in excellent shape (which should aid in staving off the usual mid-40s decline that afflicts other drivers), and is also with a first - class organization where he's paired with an equally superlative crew chief?

Among drivers, accusations of cheating — for building too powerful an engine for the class or using an aluminum flywheel or some such novelty — are common, if costly.

There are plenty of ex-F1 drivers in this class too, with Jean - Eric Vergne racing against the likes of Bruno Senna, Nelson Piquet Jr. and Vitaly Petrov.

Thankfully though two of the most talented drivers in the series will continue in the class as Andre Lotterer and Neel Jani have been snapped up by Rebellion who will be returning to the LMP1 class for the 2018/19 WEC super season.

Here was a great underdog story: A 28 - year - old from a working - class Michigan family — who only five years ago routinely had his credit card rejected when he tried to check into hotels — had just defeated the most dominating driver of this era.

GT Le Mans is basically the same as the GTE - Pro class of the WEC, with GT racers based on road - going models like the Chevrolet Corvette and Porsche 911, generally driven by professional drivers.

There's actually a chance of a head - to - head battle between two world - class drivers for the F1 title in 2017 — Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton, both driving incredibly well.

Two things determine the class: age of the driver and type of engine / restrictor plate they're running.

«It needs a culture change for them to look at IndyCar drivers as a possibility, and I hope there is because there are world - class drivers that are being wasted and could be doing even bigger things in the public eye in Formula One and doing better than some of the people already there.»

The good news is, three are steps you can take to increase your teen's driving skills beyond what she learned in basic driver education classes.