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Lyft is paying $272.5M to settle lawsuit over how it classified drivers

TechCrunch • Thu, 01 Oct 2026

Lyft is paying $272.5M to settle lawsuit over how it classified drivers

Today, gig economy drivers are classified as contractors. This settlement clears up a lingering lawsuit from 2020 when that was still an unanswered issue.

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Today, gig economy drivers are classified as contractors. This settlement clears up a lingering lawsuit from 2020 when that was still an unanswered issue.

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Today, gig economy drivers are classified as contractors.

This settlement clears up a lingering lawsuit from 2020 when that was still an unanswered issue.

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https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/lyft-is-paying-272-5m-to-settle-lawsuit-over-how-it-classified-drivers/