Uber and Lyft reached a $175 million settlement with Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office to resolve a multi-year lawsuit that targeted the classification status of drivers working for the two companies, according to a statement released Thursday afternoon.
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California Sues Uber, Lyft for Driver Wage Theft
“The Uber and Lyft business model rests on the misclassification of drivers as independent contractors,” California labor commissioner Lilia Garca-Brower said. “This leaves workers without protections such as paid sick leave and reimbursement of drivers’ expenses, as well as overtime and minimum wages.” Uber and Lyft each have around 100,000 drivers, the Labor Commissioner’s Office… Continue reading California Sues Uber, Lyft for Driver Wage Theft