John Sciulli / Getty Images for Lyft Drivers suing Lyft as part of a class action lawsuit in California settled their complaint outside of court on Tuesday. The $12.25 million settlement does not reclassify the more than 100,000 Lyft drivers in the class as employees, which the attorney in the case, Shannon Liss-Riordan, said she had âhoped forâ in her statement. The drivers will continue …
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Ride-hailing service Lyft has agreed to settle a proposed class action lawsuit in California by giving drivers additional workplace protections but without classifying them as employees, according to a court filing late on Tuesday. The settlement, which would have to be approved by a San Francisco federal judge, provides for Lyft to pay $12.25 million, as well as give …
SAN FRANCISCO Ride-hailing service Lyft has agreed to settle a proposed class action lawsuit in California by giving drivers additional workplace protections but without classifying them as employees, removing a major threat to its business model. The settlement agreement, filed late on Tuesday in San Francisco federal court, provides for Lyft to pay $12.25 million, as well as give drivers …
The drivers in the class action lawsuit had sought to be classified as employees, rather than independent contractors. Lyft drivers in California will remain independent contractors. That’s the takeaway from a settlement Tuesday between the popular ride-hailing service and its drivers.
On Tuesday, Lyft agreed to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit with its drivers in California. Lyft agreed to pay $12.25 million to its drivers in the settlement, which is subject to the approval of a San Francisco federal judge. Both Lyft and its ride-hailing rival Uber have faced separate lawsuits from drivers in San Francisco federal court.
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On Tuesday, Lyft agreed to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit with its drivers in California. Lyft agreed to pay $12.25 million to its drivers in the settlement, which is subject to the approval of a San Francisco federal judge. Both Lyft and its ride-hailing rival Uber have faced separate lawsuits from drivers in San Francisco federal court.
In the ongoing legal battles over worker misclassification in the on-demand economy, tech companies are taking different approaches to make the lawsuits go away. They can fight, as Uber is currently doing in San Francisco’s federal court; the case is expected to go to trial this year. They can give in, as many smaller delivery companies have done, reclassifying their workers as employees …
Lyft will not have to reclassify its drivers as employees after reaching a settlement yesterday, in which it agreed to pay $12.25 million extra in compensation and benefits. Uber is facing a similar lawsuit from its drivers, but a quirk in the litigation could make the outcome way worse for the world’s biggest ride-hail company. In challenging their status as independent contractors, Lyft’s …
Ride-hailing service Lyft has agreed to settle a proposed class action lawsuit in California by giving drivers additional workplace protections but without classifying them as employees, removing a major threat to its business model. The settlement agreement, filed late on Tuesday in San Francisco federal court, provides for Lyft to pay $12.25 million, as well as give drivers notice if they are …
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