Lyft to pay $272.5m in California wage theft settlement

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 1 Oct, 21:42 · Archive

Lyft has agreed to pay $272.5 million to California to settle wage theft claims.

Lyft agreed to pay California $272.5 million to settle claims that it mislabeled drivers as independent contractors rather than employees to avoid providing employment benefits. More than $237 million will be distributed to drivers. California's attorney general called it a 'landmark win for workers' and the largest wage theft settlement in the state's history.

How it is being reported

• Lyft agrees to pay California $272.5m in largest-ever wage theft settlementGuardian World · 1 Oct, 21:05
• Lyft to pay hundreds of millions to California drivers in massive wage theft settlementIndependent World · 1 Oct, 19:48

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