First off, the posters I was replying to (cylinder, rayiner) seemed to be talking about the ultimate disposition of "employee" classification for Uber which is

First off, the posters I was replying to (cylinder, rayiner) seemed to be talking about the ultimate disposition of "employee" classification for Uber which is a larger issue than the specific lawsuit. I was responding to the larger issue. As for the specific lawsuit, the current settlement of $100m that the drivers' attorneys favor doesn't change the classification to "employees". The $100m is not the "now-we-are-employees" type of money. But even if the settlement is approved, it doesn't mean that that Uber has put the employee classification problem totally behind them. Other states and more lawsuits will be filed to keep the pressure on. My previous reply is predicting how Uber will play the game to avoid having 160000 employees if the forces calling for employee classification become too great.