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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-10-08 · by Andrea Valadez/caló News The Associated Press
Lyft has agreed to pay $272.5 million to settle a six-year lawsuit brought by California, along with the city attorneys of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco, who accused the company of misclassifying drivers as independent contractors from 2016 through 2020. The settlement addresses claims that this misclassification resulted in wage theft and denied workers legally mandated protections and minimum wages.
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Story summary
In a six-year lawsuit, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and city attorneys from Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco sued Lyft in 2020 for misclassifying drivers as independent contractors between 2016 and 2020. This classification allowed Lyft to pay drivers well below minimum wage and denied them required workplace protections. As a result, Lyft agreed to settle the lawsuit by paying out $272.5 million to affected drivers. The settlement aims to address claims of wage theft committed against its drivers during this period.
Written for “Lyft Driver Settlement” on 2026-10-09,
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Leaning: leans left for article 66971 (high confidence, 2 verified quotes) · logged 2026-10-08
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A settlement has finally been reached in the six-year lawsuit California waged against the rideshare giant Lyft.
asserted
California → reach → giant
The company will pay $272.5 million to settle claims that it committed wage theft against its drivers.
uncertain
it → pay → drivers
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside the city attorneys of Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco, sued Lyft in 2020 after the company was accused of misclassifying drivers as independent contractors from 2016 through 2020.
asserted
company → sue → 2020
This misclassification meant drivers were paid well below minimum wage and were denied other legally required workplace protections.
asserted
drivers → mean → protections
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