Lyft drivers lawsuit may end without addressing worker employment status<article>
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<p>A lawsuit filed by drivers against Lyft may not address the key and contentious issue of whether the drivers should be reclassified as employees with all the attendant benefits.</p><p>The app-based ride hailing company is offering a $12.25 million settlement fund, including attorney fees and other costs, besides non-monetary relief to the about 100,000 drivers, but will not be required to reclassify its drivers as employees.</p><p>Their classification as employees would raise costs for Lyft in terms of employee benefits as well as set a precedent for similar court disputes against on-demand companies, including one involving Uber Technologies that is playing out in a California court.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3048355/tech-events-dupe/lyft-drivers-lawsuit-may-end-without-addressing-worker-reclassification.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Lyft drivers lawsuit may end without addressing worker employment status
