Ride-share drivers in Atlanta turned off their apps and protested outside one of the world’s busiest airports, demanding better wages as holiday travelers looked for new transportation options, on Saturday. “We want more pay,” the protesters could be heard shouting, in the parking lot of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport. The Uber and Lyft drivers began their protest around 4 p.m. – which is reportedly a peak travel time – in an attempt to pressure rideshare companies to raise wages, according to WAGA. "As long as we protest, passengers will continue...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Lincoln Police Department is investigating after a Lyft driver said he was kidnapped by a man with a gun and told to drive to Chicago on Saturday. Around 4 p.m., a woman called Lincoln Police asking for a welfare check for her 36-year-old husband, after receiving a strange phone message from him. Officers pinged the man’s phone which showed his cellphone on I-80 near Waverly, but neither deputies with the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office or Nebraska State Patrol troopers were able to find him. LPD...

Uber and Lyft agreed to pay drivers in New York state at least $26 per hour and guaranteed paid sick leave—up to seven days a year—as part of a legal settlement with the state’s attorney general, Leticia James. The new minimum wage doesn’t pertain to New York City, which set its own rate for gig drivers several years ago. The main part of the settlement pertained to the ride-hailing companies’...

The twin agreements announced Thursday not only are the largest wage theft settlements secured by James' office, but will drastically reshape rideshare drivers' lives in New York City. Drivers cheated out of wages by Uber and Lyft will respectively receive $290 million and $38 million in back pay, according to the settlements. "For years, Uber and Lyft systematically cheated their drivers out of hundreds of millions of dollars in pay and benefits while they worked long hours in challenging conditions," James said in a statement. "These drivers overwhelmingly come from...

Uber and Lyft will pay drivers in New York a combined $328 million to settle wage theft claims and have agreed to establish a minimum wage and paid sick leave for drivers across the state, Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday. The settlements resolve allegations that the popular riding-hailing companies improperly charged drivers sales taxes and other fees when those costs should have been paid by customers. Uber will pay $290 million and Lyft will pay $38 million, with the money distributed to current and former drivers, James said. The...

James today announced two landmark settlements totaling $328 million with rideshare companies Uber and Lyft for cheating drivers out of hundreds of millions of dollars. The settlements resolve multi-year investigations into Uber and Lyft, which determined that the companies' policies withheld pay from drivers and prevented them from receiving valuable benefits available under New York labor laws.

Uber and Lyft have agreed to pay $328 million after "cheating drivers out of hundreds of millions of dollars," New York Attorney General Letitia James' office said today. "Uber will pay $290 million and Lyft will pay $38 million into two separate settlement funds which will be entirely distributed to current and former drivers," the AG's office said. The ride-hailing companies also agreed to provide sick leave and better pay to drivers going forward. "The settlements resolve multi-year investigations into Uber and Lyft, which found that the companies’ policies withheld...

NEW YORK, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Uber (UBER.N) and Lyft (LYFT.O) 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. Attorney General Letitia James said Uber will pay $290 million and Lyft will pay $38 million to resolve her office's multi-year investigation. Drivers will also be guaranteed minimum hourly rates and paid sick leave, and be given notices and in-app chat support to address their questions about earnings and other working conditions. More...

• Uber and Lyft agreed to pay a total of $328 million to settle allegations that they unlawfully withheld wages from drivers and failed to provide mandatory paid sick leave in New York state. • The companies also agreed to ongoing changes in how they pay drivers and offer benefits in the state. • The attorney general's office said it's the largest wage-theft settlement it's won. Uber and Lyft agreed to pay a combined $328 million to settle allegations the ride-hailing companies unlawfully withheld wages from drivers and failed to...