EEOC As Amicus Argues Too High Of Pleading Standard Applied In Uber Race Bias Suit

Mealey's (April 12, 2023, 3:02 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed an amicus curiae brief in the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals arguing that a trial court’s judgment for Uber Technologies Inc. in a racial discrimination putative class complaint by a former driver should be vacated because “an unnecessarily high pleading standard” was applied to the complaint....