If I drive for Uber and due to a system problem I haven’t been able to drive for 4 days which has cost me over $1000, do I have recourse to get them to reimburse my lost earnings?
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If I drive for Uber and due to a system problem I haven’t been able to drive for 4 days which has cost me over $1000, do I have recourse to get them to reimburse my lost earnings?
When signing on to drive, I receive a message saying that my documents are
invalid or expired preventing me from signing on. I have emails confirming
their awareness this is not true and they are working on a solution. It has been 4 days and still cannot sign into the app. Do I have recourse to get lost
earnings due to their failure to correct the problem?
Asked on March 13, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
If you have a written contract which Uber which guarantees you some minimum income, or hours driven, etc., then you could sue them to enforce the terms of the contract. But in the absence of a contract, they have no legal obligation to make sure you can drive or work and you cannot sue them for lost earnings--just as if you all of a sudden decided to stop driving them, costing them some money, they could not sue you unless you were in violation of the terms of a written agreement.
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