Lyft

Money Moves

Agreed to pay $272.5 million; the settlement needs a judge's signature

Lyft agreed on September 30 to pay $272.5 million to settle claims it misclassified California drivers as independent contractors, the largest wage-and-hour settlement in the state's history. The deal is not final: as of October 18, Judge Ethan P. Schulman of San Francisco Superior Court had not signed the judgment that starts the payment clock.

Updated Oct 20

Rule Changes

As of July 2026: Co-plaintiff; backed the injunction

For an Uber or Lyft driver in New York, being fired can take one second. An algorithm flags the account, the app stops working, and the income stops with it. A new city law set out to change that. Then a federal judge blocked it six days before it took effect.

Updated Jul 28