Uber says DOL rule ‘does not materially change the law under which we operate’

CR Wooters, Head of Federal Affairs at Uber, issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Labor’s Worker Classification Rule: “Today, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a Final Rule to help determine whether a worker should be considered an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act. This rule does not materially change the law under which we operate, and will not impact the classification of the over one million Americans who turn to Uber to earn money flexibly. Drivers across the country have made it overwhelmingly clear – in their comments on this rule and in survey after survey – that they do not want to lose the unique independence they enjoy. As this rule is implemented, we look forward to working with the Biden administration and making sure they continue to hear directly from drivers… As for Uber, we will continue pushing in states around the country for models that provide drivers with both flexibility and benefits, like what our CEO outlined in a New York Times op-ed and what is in our Working Together Priorities.