Uber must face driver's lawsuit related to independent contractor dispute, California's supreme cour

But then Uber claimed that because Adolph signed a contract that said such disputes must be settled in arbitration, he couldn't lead a court case on behalf of other drivers.

That relates to California's Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), which allows workers to sue on behalf of the state for labor law violations. 

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And so Uber drivers wouldn't be able to bring employment-related disputes to court, the company argued. 

But the California Supreme Court has now ruled unanimously that Adolph couldn't sign away his right to do this, so Uber will have to face the lawsuit. 

Theane Evangelis, a lawyer for Uber, said in a statement emailed to Insider: "We are considering our appellate options."

She added that it contravened the US Supreme Court's ruling in a case involving Viking River Cruises, which determined companies could force PAGA claims into arbitration. 

But Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor previously said, in relation to PAGA, "California courts, in an appropriate case, will have the last word," per the LA Times. 

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