Lyft pays $272.5M to settle driver misclassification lawsuit in California
The ride-hailing company agreed to the payment to resolve claims of wage theft against drivers classified as independent contractors between 2016 and 2020.
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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 1 Oct 2026. Quartz published first, on 1 October at 18:05 UTC; TechCrunch followed 3h 52m later. The most recent article, from TechCrunch, appeared on 1 October at 21:57 UTC.
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- Lyft
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