Lyft to pay $272.5M in California driver misclassification lawsuit
The deal would send 87% of the settlement to drivers and resolves claims that Lyft denied wage and workplace protections by classifying them as contractors.
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Lyft to pay $272.5 million in California's largest-ever wage theft settlement
Lyft to pay what San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu called “the largest wage and hour settlement in California history.” Lyft to pay $272.5 million in California’s largest-ever wage theft settlement
Lyft will pay $272.5 million to settle California driver wage theft claims - Regional Media News
By Daniel Wiessner Oct 1 (Reuters) - Lyft has agreed to pay $272.5 million to settle claims by the state of California and three of its largest cities that the company mislabeled drivers as independent contractors rather than its employees to save money. • Lyft, [...]
Lyft to pay $272.5M in California driver misclassification lawsuit
Lyft has agreed to pay $272.5 million – the largest wage-and-hour settlement in state history – to settle a suit alleging the rideshare company misclassified California drivers as independent contractors, denying them wage and workplace protections required under state law, plaintiffs and state officials announced on Thursday.
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