Uber and Lyft back in American justice. Personal transportation and delivery platforms have reached agreements with the justice system of New York State in which they undertake to return $328 million to drivers and in particular to set a “ floor » salary.
The state attorney’s office emphasized this Thursday in a press release that this is the largest compensation theft transaction ever obtained. In total, this agreement provides for the payment by Uber of 290 million dollars and by Lyft of 38 million, which will be “ completely » donated to injured drivers.
« For years, Uber and Lyft systematically scammed their drivers out of hundreds of millions of dollars in wages and benefits while they worked long hours in harsh conditions “, declared Letitia James, prosecutor of the State of New York, quoted in the same press release.
100,000 drivers potentially compensated
American justice investigations have established that the operating rules of Lyft and Uber “ prevented (drivers) from receiving valuable benefits available under New York labor law “. 100,000 drivers should thus receive a share of the sums recovered and benefit from the new advantages obtained under these agreements. historical ».
« Today, Uber reached a landmark, first-of-its-kind deal ” which represents ” a victory for New York State drivers who can now enjoy the flexibility so important to them while having new benefits and protections », wanted to be positive about Uber in a message from its legal director Tony West published on its website.
Progress on the stock market
Beyond the financial sanctions, the two groups will have to create a “ floor » minimum pay, paid sick leave (up to 56 hours per year), provide information « correct » in terms of recruitment and remuneration as well as other “ improvements in working conditions », Detailed the justice press release.
The document explains that between 2014 and 2017 Uber deducted from payments to its drivers taxes that should have been charged to passengers and that it deceived drivers by including these taxes in the commission it withheld from them. The group clarified that they could charge these taxes to passengers, but without providing them with the option to do so in the application.
For its part, Lyft operated in a similar manner between 2015 and 2017, charging “ administrative costs » of 11.4%, which corresponds to the taxes in question. Around 2:10 p.m., Uber’s shares rose 6.58% on the New York Stock Exchange and Lyft’s shares rose 8.12% on the New York Stock Exchange.
2023-11-02 18:15:00
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