Uber and Lyft will pay a combined $328 million to settle claims by New York's attorney general that the ride-sharing companies systematically cheated drivers out of pay and benefits.

Under the settlements, drivers outside New York City (OP note: in New York state, I assume) will receive a minimum $26 per hour during rides and for sick leave, adjusted annually for inflation.

  • quindraco@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    Aside from that, which would let them avoid paying the state government money, they committed theft on their employees:

    James accused Uber and Lyft of improperly deducting sales taxes and fees for a workers compensation fund from drivers’ payments, though passengers should have paid those amounts.

    Sales tax is always supposed to be levied on the customer, because it’s a tax on being poor.