United States of America: Attorney General investigation into Lyft over alleged misclassification of drivers as independent contractors and illegal retention of benefits

Progress

Current status
in force
02 Nov 2023 in force

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Labour law
Policy Instrument
Worker classification or protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
subnational

Timeline of events

02 Nov 2023
in force

Announced settlement in Attorney General investigation into Lyft over alleged misclassification of drivers as independent contractors and illegal retention of benefits

On 2 November 2023, the New York Attorney General (AG) announced that it had reached a settlement in the investigation into Lyft over alleged misclassification of drivers as independent contractors and illegal retention of benefits. Lyft agreed to p…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body