Uber also said it will retain "ultimate determination of eligibility" for appeals of all other deactivations. "NYC drivers now have the best job protection of any Uber drivers in the nation," IDG spokeswoman Moira Muntz said in a statement on Tuesday. The announcement follows a series of other small wins for Uber drivers, many of whom are seeking greater worker protections. In late October, a British employment court ruled that Uber broke the law by not providing two of its drivers (one former, one current) with holiday pay, a guaranteed minimum wage, and the right to take breaks. A New York labor regulator made a similar determination in October, declaring two former Uber drivers eligible for unemployment. This isn't the company's first fight over deactivation. In April, Uber agreed to settle a lawsuit with drivers in California and Massachusetts who believed they were misclassified as independent contractors instead of employees.