The UK again says Uber drivers are employees [next stop is the SupremeCourt]

Uber is already fighting U.K. officials over its ban from London. Now the ride-hailing giant might head to the Supreme Court—for another case entirely.

Uber lost an appeal Friday over a ruling that required the company to categorize its drivers as employees with worker benefits like minimum wage, overtime, and vacation pay and not as independent, self-employed contractors.

This is a battle Uber has fought all over the world, including a major lawsuit in California. Classifying its drivers as employees would upend Uber's business model, which depends on the kind of obligations-free labor independent contractors provide. This is the same problem that faces other fast-growing gig economy companies that rely on independent workers, like Postmates and Instacart.  Read more...