Justice Edson Fachin, the rapporteur of the appeal concerning the relationship between drivers and digital transportation platforms, has released the list of approved participants for the public hearing set for December 9 and 10.
Fachin is overseeing Extraordinary Appeal (RE) 1446336, which addresses the employment relationship between Uber do Brasil Tecnologia Ltda. and one of its drivers. Uber is challenging a ruling by the Superior Labor Court (TST) that recognized an employment connection between the company and the driver. The platform has noted that around 10,000 similar cases are pending in the Labor Court.
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