Uber and Lyft to pay $328 million to settle accusations of ‘stealing earnings’ from their New York drivers
New York Attorney General Letitia James said more than 100,000 drivers throughout New York are entitled to receive settlement funds — implying an average payout of $3,280. Uber and Lyft will fork out $290 million and $38 million respectively to conpensate more than 100,000 of their drivers in the Big Apple. Picture: Getty
Forms on the attorney general’s website say that Uber drivers looking for back pay must have been employed by the app between Nov. 10, 2014, and May 22, 2017, while Lyft drivers entitled to a portion of the settlement must have driven for the rideshare company in New York state between Oct. 11, 2015, and July 31, 2017.
In September, New Yorkers fumed that the popular rideshare companies hiked up their prices as heavy rain and flooding pummeled the Big Apple.