Look Who it Was Random video

Claim Against💥Uber for up to 40x What You're Owed

558 views · Published 25 March 2018 · 4:59 · Indexed 8 November 2026

Channel: Desert ★ Hustle · 2018 · Howto & Style

Watch on YouTube

FILE CLAIM IN LOS ANGELES HERE -
http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/HowToFileWageClaim.htm

Share this on all social media with the hashtag #WeAreDrivers ... and thanks to my friend Paula for the hashtag idea!

TRUE STORY:  I won my case as an independent contractor many years ago.  40 times what I was owed.  I use the words "sue" and "employee" but that doesn't make a difference.  This is technically a wage-claim-adjudication.

You do not need to hire an attorney.  You don't need a lawyer. It doesn't matter if you are an independent contractor or an employee.  Point is, you weren't paid right (as an Uber driver) for the booking fees or you were not paid correctly for some of your rides. Many drivers just send an email to Uber to get it corrected and sometimes Uber fixes it and adjusts your weekly pay. 

But guess what?!  Uber keeps doing this again and again to so many of the drivers that I meet.  So, individually messaging Uber to have them fix it has not solved the problem!!

Now, you might not be the only driver filing a claim, and it's better if you can find other drivers who have had the same problem (comment your city/ area below to network with others).  File a claim for the unpaid "service" or "booking" fees and show the screenshot of your yearly tax statement as proof.  You should also screenshot some of your weekly statements, where it shows you were NOT paid those fees.  Explain in your claim that each and every weekly statement is similar, in that you weren't paid the service fees.  Demand that Uber pays you the service fees plus penalties from the Labor Commissioner, going back for the full year, because Uber is reporting to the IRS that they paid you those fees!!!

Remember, this fee could be called a "booking" fee, a "safe ride" fee, or a "service" fee depending on your area, or the year you worked.

Take screenshots.  Do the math to show that Uber goofed up.  Do not contact Uber to show them the pay discrepancy.  First contact the Labor Commissioner and then file your claim.  Show your proof of your claim (the screenshots and your statement as to what you should have been paid -- do the math).

You may want to archive your screenshots and all of your proof somewhere on your computer or a thumb drive just in case Uber tries to go into your driver account and delete your trip history.  Maybe even email the screenshots to yourself as a backup.  Don't trust Uber to help you or "get your back" on this!  Don't listen to any threats or apologies... just file the claim.

When you file the claim, usually after 30 days from the date you didn't get paid right, the penalties become MAXIMUM.  That's how I got a $2000 judgment for what was only a $50 payday.

And don't feel nervous about having to go to a hearing with a commissioner because you've done nothing wrong. Plus, the Labor Commissioner almost always finds in favor of the workers. And be sure to refer yourself as a worker or a "partner" and not an employee. The more correct and matter-of-fact the language you use in your claim, the better it is for your case.  Again, you do not need a lawyer. You can just show up in person along with any others who are also making a claim.  It's best and easiest if you all file the claim about the same time.

FILE CLAIM IN LOS ANGELES HERE -
http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/HowToFileWageClaim.htm

Drivers in other areas, just search for the labor commissioner in your state or town.  You can probably file a claim online.  Let me know how it goes in the comments section.   Watch the next video I recommend, so you don't get fooled on your Uber tax returns!

IF YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT UBER, SIGN UP to DRIVE LYFT in the MEANTIME...
http://www.lyft.com/drivers/adam6177

More from this channel