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Lyft agrees to $272.5M settlement with California AG and cities over driver misclassification
Lyft agreed to pay $272.5 million to resolve claims brought by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, the California Labor Commissioner, and city attorneys of San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles alleging the company misclassified drivers as independent contractors between 2016 and 2020. Subject to court approval in San Francisco Superior Court, the settlement establishes a restitution fund with at least $237 million for affected drivers based on hours and miles driven.
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Key points
- Under the agreement, Lyft must pay $272,500,000 into a third-party managed fund, with at least $237,075,000 reserved for driver restitution.California Department of JusticeCalifornia Department of Justice
- Driver eligibility and payouts depend on hours and miles driven in California between April 5, 2016 and December 15, 2020.California Department of JusticeReuters
- The People's case began in San Francisco Superior Court and the Labor Commissioner's in Alameda; both are coordinated as JCCP No. 5179.California Department of Justice
- The settlement resolves claims under Labor Code section 2775 and the Unfair Competition Law and does not bear on drivers' contractor classification under Proposition 22.California Department of JusticeCalifornia Department of Justice
- Lyft said drivers have always been properly classified under the law and that it was glad to put the case behind it.Reuters
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California Department of Justice
- Stipulation for Entry of Final Judgment and Settlement Agreement: Uber Technologies Wage and Hour Cases (People v. Lyft, Inc.)
- Attorney General Bonta, City Attorneys of San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles, Labor Commissioner, and Private Plaintiffs Reach Landmark $272.5 Million Settlement Securing Monetary Relief for Misclassified Lyft Drivers
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