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Zurich: Yellow Cab should defend itself vs taxi drivers' independent contractor lawsuit

By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Sep 1, 2015 @ 3:57pm

While a federal appeals court ponders a lawsuit alleging taxi drivers should actually be considered employees and not independent contractors, an insurance company has asked a Cook County judge to declare one of the cab companies being sued should need to find some means other than an insurance claim to fund its defense against the allegations it has violated federal labor law in how it classifies and pays its drivers.