Lyft to pay $272 million settlement over driver compensation

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 2 Oct, 19:42 · Archive

Lyft will pay $272.5 million to settle a wage and worker misclassification lawsuit with California.

Lyft has agreed to pay $272.5 million to settle a wage and worker misclassification lawsuit with California's Labor Commissioner's Office. The settlement represents a record-breaking amount for the state. Thousands of Lyft drivers will be eligible to receive payments for lost wages and benefits from 2016 to 2020, the period when they would have qualified as employees under California labour law.

The settlement addresses allegations that Lyft misclassified its drivers as independent contractors rather than employees, which would have entitled them to various worker protections and benefits during the specified period.

How it is being reported

• Lyft will pay more than $270 million in California wage-theft settlementLos Angeles Times · 2 Oct, 18:50
• Lyft to pay $272 million in record-breaking settlement over drivers’ compensationCalMatters · 1 Oct, 21:07

In this story: Lyft · California · California Labor Commissioner's Office

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