Uber, Lyft to pay $328 million in wage theft settlement
Nov 02, 2023
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Rideshare drivers face many challenges, from reports of threats and harassment from customers to known incidents of assault and allegedly having their pay withheld. The New York Attorney General’s Office announced Thursday, Nov. 2, that Uber and Lyft have agreed to pay a combined $328 million to settle allegations saying they illegally withheld wages from drivers and did not offer mandatory sick leave.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James said Uber will pay $290 million and Lyft will pay $38 million in what she called the largest wage-theft settlement in her history.
The record settlement equates to less than 1% of both Uber and Lyft’s annual revenue. Last quarter, Uber reported $9.3 billion in revenue and Lyft reported $1.02 billion.
The settlement stems from a multi-year investigation by James’ office which accused the two companies of withholding pay from drivers and preventing drivers from receiving benefits, like sick leave, required under New York state labor laws.
From 2014 to 2017, James said, Uber deducted sales taxes and fees from drivers’ pay that should have been paid by riders. Similarly, from 2015 to 2017, Lyft allegedly took an 11.4% administrative fee from some New York drivers.
Uber and Lyft have denied wrongdoing.
Uber’s Chief Legal Officer Tony White said in a statement that the agreement, “helps put to rest the classification issue in New York and moves us forward with a model that reflects the way are increasingly choosing to work.”
Jeremy Bird, Lyft’s chief police officer, called the agreement a “win” for rideshare drivers.
“For years, Uber and Lyft systemically cheated their drivers out of hundreds of millions of dollars in pay and benefits while they worked long hours in challenging conditions,” James said in a statement following the settlement. “These drivers overwhelmingly come from immigrant communities and rely on these jobs to provide for their families.”
In addition to paying a combined $328 million in back pay to drivers, Uber and Lyft have agreed to pay a minimum rate per ride. Drivers operating outside of New York city will now earn $26 per hour.
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According to James’ office, more than 100,000 rideshare drivers in New York could be eligible to receive settlement funds and benefits. James added that drivers who are eligible will be notified via mail, email or text about how to file a claim.
UBER AND LYFT DRIVERS IN NEW YORK ARE RECEIVING A SETTLEMENT AFTER THE COMPANIES UNLAWFULLY WITHHELD THEIR PAY ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE.
UBER AND LYFT HAVE AGREED TO PAY A COMBINED 328 MILLION DOLLARS TO SETTLE ALLEGATIONS OF ILLEGALLY WITHHOLDING WAGES FROM DRIVERS AND NOT OFFERING MANDATORY SICK LEAVE.
NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES SAYS THAT UBER WILL PAY 290-MILLION-DOLLARS AND LYFT WILL PAY 38-MILLION-DOLLARS IN WHAT SHE CALLED THE LARGEST “WAGE-THEFT SETTLEMENT” IN HER HISTORY.
STILL – THE RECORD SETTLEMENT EQUATES TO LESS THAN ONE-PERCENT OF THE COMPANIES ANNUAL REVENUE.
LAST QUARTER UBER REPORTED NINE-POINT-THREE BILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE AND LYFT REPORTED JUST OVER ONE BILLION.
THE SETTLEMENT STEMS FROM A MULTI-YEAR INVESTIGATION BY JAMES’ OFFICE WHICH ACCUSED THE TWO COMPANIES OF WITH-HOLDING PAY FROM DRIVERS – AND PREVENTING DRIVERS FROM RECEIVING BENEFITS – LIKE SICK LEAVE – REQUIRED UNDER NEW YORK STATE LABOR LAWS.
FROM 2014 TO 2017 –
JAMES SAYS UBER DEDUCTED FEES THAT RIDERS ARE TYPICALLY REQUIRED TO PAY FROM THE PAYCHECKS OF THE DRIVERS.
SIMILARLY –
FROM 20-15 TO 20-17 –
LYFT ALLEGEDLY TOOK AN ELEVEN POINT FOUR PERCENT ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FROM NEW YORK DRIVERS.
FOLLOWING THE LANDMARK SETTLEMENTS ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES SAID QUOTE:
“FOR YEARS, UBER AND LYFT SYSTEMICALLY CHEATED THEIR DRIVERS OUT OF HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN PAY AND BENEFITS WHILE THEY WORKED LONG HOURS IN CHALLENGING CONDITIONS. THESE DRIVERS OVERWHELMINGLY COME FROM IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AND RELY ON THESE JOBS TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES.”
IN ADDITION TO PAYING A COMBINED 328 MILLION DOLLARS IN BACK-PAY TO DRIVERS… UBER AND LYFT HAVE AGREED TO PAY A MINIMUM RATE PER RIDE.
DRIVERS OPERATING OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK CITY WILL NOW EARN TWENTY-SIX DOLLARS AN HOUR.
ACCORDING TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE.. MORE THAN ONE-HUNDRED-THOUSAND*** RIDESHARE DRIVERS IN NEW YORK COULD BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE SETTLEMENTS.
UBER AND LYFT DENIED ANY WRONGDOING BUT ULTIMATELY CALLED THE SETTLEMENT A WIN FOR THEIR DRIVERS.
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