加州总检察长办公室：Lyft 2.725亿美元和解，错分类司机案创加州纪录
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来源：加州总检察长办公室新闻稿
【旧金山讯】加州总检察长 Rob Bonta 今日与旧金山、圣迭戈、洛杉矶三市市检察官共同宣布，与网约车公司 Lyft 达成 2.725 亿美元和解。和解指控 Lyft 在 2016 年至 2020 年间把司机错归类为独立承包人而非雇员，构成欠薪，违反加州《劳工法》第 2775 条及《不正当竞争法》。和解须经法院批准。加州劳工专员办公室及私人原告律师团共同参与促成此次和解。
"我们很自豪宣布这一具有里程碑意义的胜利——这是加州历史上最大的工人错分类和解案，"总检察长 Bonta 表示，"网约车公司过去十年踩着司机的背实现了巨大增长和高利润，其中许多司机来自移民社区和有色人种社区。"
旧金山市检察官 David Chiu、圣迭戈市检察官 Heather Ferbert、洛杉矶市检察官 Hydee Feldstein Soto 及加州劳工专员 Lilia García-Brower 亦发表声明，称这是加州历史上最大的工资工时和解案，反映了损害的严重性。
背景：2020 年，总检察长与三市市检察官代表加州人民起诉 Lyft，指其错分类使司机失去最低工资、加班费及工作费用报销等关键职场保护。诉讼源于"ABC 测试"——加州最高法院 2018 年在 Dynamex 案中确立、后经 AB5 法案成文化的工人错分类判定标准。诉讼期间 22 号提案改变了该测试对部分网约车司机的适用，但总检察长一方赢下了所有法律挑战。
根据和解协议，Lyft 须支付 2.725 亿美元赔偿与罚金，赔偿金由第三方和解管理人设立基金管理，其中至少 2.37075 亿美元预留给在 2016 年 4 月 5 日至 2020 年 12 月 15 日期间为 Lyft 工作的司机，按工作小时与里程数确定资格与补偿金额。和解获批并开始注资后，符合条件的司机将由管理人联系，管理人将设立网站、邮箱与客服中心解答疑问。
California AG's Office: $272.5 Million Lyft Settlement Sets State Record in Driver Misclassification Case
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Source: California Attorney General's Office press release
[SAN FRANCISCO] California Attorney General Rob Bonta today — alongside the City Attorneys of San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles — announced a $272.5 million settlement with rideshare company Lyft, resolving allegations that between 2016 and 2020, Lyft committed wage theft by misclassifying drivers as independent contractors rather than employees, in violation of California Labor Code sections 2775 et seq. and California's Unfair Competition Law. The settlement is subject to court approval.
"We are proud to announce this landmark win for workers, the largest misclassification settlement in California's history," said Attorney General Bonta.
Background: In 2020, the Attorney General and the City Attorneys sued on behalf of the People of the State of California, alleging Lyft's misclassification deprived drivers of minimum wage, overtime, and expense reimbursement. The case followed the "ABC test" adopted by the California Supreme Court in Dynamex (2018) and codified under AB5.
Under the settlement, Lyft must pay $272,500,000 in restitution and penalties, with at least $237,075,000 reserved for drivers who worked for Lyft between April 5, 2016 and December 15, 2020, based on hours and miles driven. A third-party administrator will manage the fund and contact eligible workers.
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