Driver wins $65.11 in IC misclassification lawsuit, but ruling could have bigger implications (Bloomberg)

Grubhub driver Raef Lawson was awarded only $65.11 when a US Magistrate Judge found the delivery company misclassified him as an independent contractor. But Bloomberg reported the ruling could have a big impact on the gig economy. “Raef Lawson is the first gig worker in America to be declared an employee by a court for wage law purposes,” said Shannon Liss-Riordan, the driver’s attorney. Liss-Riordan has brought other independent contractor misclassification lawsuits against gig economy companies.