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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.

Summary by Fox 11 LA
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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Fox 11 LA broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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