Labour law (in France at least, I do not know about the US) is based on - for the lack of a better expression - reals over feelz: what matters is the actual rel

Labour law (in France at least, I do not know about the US) is based on - for the lack of a better expression - reals over feelz: what matters is the actual relationship between the driver and Uber, not whether either party felt surprise at some point. The court merely implements "French labour laws", as it should.