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And when it is all over I can see each driver getting a check for $2.37 and Liss-Riordon getting a check for $60,000,000.00. (OK, this maybe a slight exaggerati
by gpsx 11y ago
And when it is all over I can see each driver getting a check for $2.37 and Liss-Riordon getting a check for $60,000,000.00. (OK, this maybe a slight exaggeration, but only a slight one.)
- rayiner 11y agoIn the Fed Ex settlement she won $223m for 2,600 class members. Even if she gets a 1/3 cut that's, $60,000 on average per class member for mis-classification over a seven-year period.
- toomuchtodo 11y agoI assume that doesn't include back taxes and fines due to the IRS.
- rayiner 11y agoYeah, that's just the fund for claims from employees.
- gpsx 11y agoWithout much research on my part as to accuracy, Google said Uber has 167,000 employees. So in a $200M payout she gets her $60,000,000 and Uber employees average $838.
- themartorana 11y agoSo, making her money on the backs of the little guy, then? It's how class-action lawsuits usually work. I wonder if they do for her lawsuits as well.
- xbmcuser 11y agoIt's not about the money but change if she settles out of court without making companies change how they treat their workers then you can complain about how much she made.
- andygates 11y agoBut, from that point going forward they aren't screwed. This is usually omitted from cynical analyses.