Uber Lyft settlement overview:ย
- Who: Uber Technologies and Lyft Inc. agreed to pay a combined $175 million last month to end claims brought against the rideshare companies by the state of Massachusetts.ย
- Why: Massachusetts claimed Uber and Lyft underpaid their drivers by misclassifying them as independent contracts when they were qualified to be employees under state law.ย
- Where: The settlement ends a complaint filed against Uber and Lyft in Massachusetts.ย
Rideshare companies Uber and Lyft agreed to pay a combined $175 million dollars last month to resolve claims they misclassified and underpaid their drivers.ย
The settlement ends a lawsuit brought against Uber and Lyft by the state of Massachusetts, which argued Uber and Lyft misclassified drivers as independent contractors when they were qualified to have been classified as employees.ย
In addition to the funds, the settlement agreement provides Uber and Lyft drivers with upgraded benefits, including a new minimum wage of $32.50 per hour, among other things.ย ย
โTodayโs agreement holds Uber and Lyft accountable, and provides their drivers, for the first time in Massachusetts, guaranteed minimum pay, paid sick leave, occupational accident insurance and healthcare stipends,โ Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell said in a statement.ย
Uber, Lyft must provide drivers with more information about trips before they are takenย
Per the agreement, Uber will pay $148 million and Lyft will pay $27 million in total restitution for current and former drivers that were allegedly underpaid.ย
Uber and Lyft must also now provide drivers with more information about their trips before they take them, including their length, final destination and their expected total earnings.ย
Among other mandates, the companies are also barred from discriminating or retaliating against drivers and must make available an in-app chat with live support from a person in either English, Spanish, Portuguese or French, according to the settlement.ย
The settlement also ended a ballot measure that was backed by Uber and Lyft that would have asked voters in Massachusetts whether drivers for a rideshare or ride-hailing company should remain classified as independent contractors, reports Law360.ย
A union-backed ballot measure that could allow drivers to unionize and collectively bargain was reportedly unaffected by the settlement.ย
Uber previously agreed to pay $8.44 million in 2022 to end claims the company misclassified its drivers in the state of California as independent contractors.ย
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101 thoughts onUber, Lyft agree to pay $175M settlement in Mass. employee classification lawsuit
Iโve been working with Lyft since 2017 in Las Vegas NV. The Las Vegas Strip has lyft and uber drivers on a daily.Some uber and lyft drivers have been spotted driving reckless when rides are from one hotel to the next.Itโs always a longer ride than what the app says for the drop off. Communication is sometimes hard when a rider or driver doesnโt speak any english.I feel these two companies have cheated drivers from older to new.l think an investigation for lyft and uber inLas Vegas NV. needs immediate attention for being shady and unfair to drivers trying to earn money with these two rideshare companies.
Please add me to this claim! I drove for Lyft 5 years straight and Iโve been driving Uber 3 and a half years so I started in 2015 Iโve done $17,090 rideshares with lyft and over 16,000 with Uber I drive full time and I know theyโve been cheating Nevada is out of money the passengers tell us what they charge
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Add me please, I used to drive for Uber and deliver for Uber eats.
I worked from 2018 to December 2024 for Uber and Lyft, I was Iโll several times, and did not get any pay during my illness, no one called me to ask why I wasnโt driving or how I am doing. This company doesnโt care about the people who work for them. Now I have Stage IV cancer and they donโt care!
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I was denied transport from a home injury, abandoned by the owner, and charged double due to the negligent accusations of a neighbor, city, and hospital director. Right to medical care, leave, recovery, and presence inside my own home, pool, and yard was invaded by a domestic employee, negligence, and ongoing fraudulent diagnosis. Medical and legal malpractice and bankruptcy during a strike, Billionaire, and embassy outside of Gulf spill, within oranges, and among sports leagues within junior absence. Dawn and ducks shelled attentive observers, landed among Chandler, and invaded my rights.
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I am on the rolls of Uber and Lyft although not currently driving due to an eye injury. However I was driving in 2019 thru 2022. Lots of issues with them. They stole approx $3000 from my BofA account saying that I did not return a rental I was using to drive for them. I onky had $35 in my account at the time so it overdrew me AND they took the car back as well. There are also other issues
Iโm in California but you should pursue this in California. In 2020 they said that us being independent contractors is on constitutional and in 2023 they overturn that and made us back to Independent contractors I worked for lyft when we were deemed it on constitutional to be an independent contractor. But they still paid us that way and they say they give us 80% of what the ride is but that is not true I drove someone 120 mi one way and I made $40 and then I had to drive 120 mi back and didnโt make anything for that and I didnโt get tipped at all either and I would constantly be sent on 20 mile one-way rides to pick somebody up to and I would make maybe $2 for that and then I would have to drive them to their location and then drive 20 mi back and get nothing for that and I had people peeing in my car on the seats drunk trying to buy drugs or damaging my vehicle and eating things in my vehicle and spilling it everywhere and they wouldnโt even give me the full amount you were supposed to get when I sent proof to have my car washed itโs supposed to be $150 if someone pees in your car even though it cost $250 to detail it and they give you $80. You Donโt make anything, You pay a lot of money to get started and then you literally never get tipped you donโt make anything on the rides and all it is is expenses Youโre put in the negative I literally did it for less than a month because I couldnโt afford to do it I drove it all the peak times I took constant rides and yet I never made any money I was always in the negative. Lift lies about how much they give to the person driving and they should be sued from 2021 to 2023 for how they treated their employees when it was deemed unconstitutional for Lyft or Uber drivers to be independent contractors.
You know u donโt have to pick the ride u can always refuse
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Please add me. I drive for Uber. Thank you.
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