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Uber Settles For $178 Million With Australian Taxi Drivers
Uber has agreed to pay 272 million Australian dollars ($178 million) in response to a class-action lawsuit in Australia.
This lawsuit accused Uber of harming the financial stability and careers of taxi and hire-car drivers.
Maurice Blackburn, the law firm advocating for the drivers, called it a “historic world-first class action settlement.”
Uber has faced several international legal battles over issues such as overpricing and the classification of drivers' employment status.
The lawsuit, filed in 2019, represented over 8,000 people within the taxi and hire-car sectors.
According to Blackburn, they claimed financial losses and diminished license values due to Uber's entry into the Australian market.
She said: “After years of refusing to do the right thing by those we say they harmed, Uber has blinked, and thousands of everyday Australians joined together to stare down a global giant.”
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