Lyft is paying $272.5M to settle lawsuit over how it classified drivers
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Lyft agreed to pay $272.5 million to settle California claims that it misclassified drivers as independent contractors instead of employees from 2016 to 2020. The settlement resolves allegations that the company failed to provide workers benefits and protections required under state law. The payment reflects the state’s enforcement of employment classification standards.
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- TechMeme·Lyft agrees to pay $272.5M to settle California claims that it mislabeled drivers as independent contractors rather than employees between 2016 and 2020 (Daniel Wiessner/Reuters)
Lyft agreed to pay $272.5 million to settle California claims that it misclassified drivers as independent contractors instead of employees from 2016 to 2020. The settlement resolves allegations that the company failed to provide workers benefits and protections required under state law. The payment reflects the state’s enforcement of employment classification standards.
- TechCrunch·Lyft is paying $272.5M to settle lawsuit over how it classified drivers
Lyft agreed to pay $272.5 million to settle a California Labor Commissioner lawsuit that accused the company of misclassifying drivers as independent contractors, denying them minimum wage, overtime, paid sick leave, and timely wage payments from April 6 2016 to December 15 2020. The settlement, pending judicial approval, will redirect the funds to drivers who filed wage claims, while Lyft maintains that it avoids prolonged litigation and can focus on business objectives.
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