Uber Drivers: Employees or Independent Contractors?

We’re opening this issue with attorneys looking into how Uber classifies its drivers, as well as an investigation into a popular kitchenware retailer over potentially misleading sales emails. Read more below.

Then, attorneys are investigating a home Wi-Fi provider and whether its automatically renewing subscriptions comply with the law. And, to wrap things up, we’ll touch on a new lawsuit involving a popular dog food and potential cardiac risks.

Keep reading for the details, as well as the latest class action settlements you may be able to claim.

- Ty Armstrong, Writer/Community Manager

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If you receive emails from Sur La Table about its sales, this story is for you. Attorneys believe the high-end food and kitchenware retailer may misrepresent the true duration of its deals, promoting them as “limited time” only to then routinely extend them, which could indicate the sales were never as time-sensitive as advertised. Learn how to join others taking action and why those affected could be owed $100s here. 

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U-Haul promotes itself as a cheap, self-service option, but attorneys working with ClassAction.org believe the company may illegally sneak extra fees onto customers’ rentals by adding an “environmental fee” and a “vehicle license/cost recovery fee” at the very end of the checkout process, when consumers are less likely to bail on a transaction. If you rented a U-Haul in the last two years, learn more and sign up here

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