Judge Dismisses Suit Against Seattle’s Uber, Lyft Union Law

Last year, Seattle became the first U.S. city to pass a law giving drivers for Uber, Lyft, and other crowd-sharing driving apps the right to unionize. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit in March asking a Seattle federal judge to suspend the ordinance, but this week U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik dismissed the case, saying it was filed prematurely as the ordinance has not yet taken effect. Lasnik also said the Chamber of Commerce did not have legal standing, as it was not directly impacted. “While the judge held that it is too early to decide this case, he made clear at oral argument that he stands ready to hear a challenge to Seattle’s unprecedented ordinance in the future,” the Chamber of Commerce wrote in a statement.