Across the federal bureaucracy, there is an expectation that Biden's regulatory and enforcement agencies will take a more broadly focused consumer protection lane.

Uber's top lawyer says the new rules won't change the company's stance that its drivers are contractors, not employees.

The plaintiff states will divide the settlement funds. California, Connecticut, New York, Georgia and the District of Columbia were among the states that challenged the proposed $54 billion tie-up.

Uber Technologies Inc. has hired a veteran lobbyist in Washington, D.C., to pursue the ride-hailing companys agenda on policies related to health care and medical-records privacy.

Zenefits will pay $3.4 million to 743 current and former employees it said were exempt from overtime and minimum wage rules.