ALBANY — The state attorney general’s office has secured two “landmark settlements” totaling $328 million to resolve a multiyear investigation into rideshare companies Uber and Lyft that found they had cheated thousands of drivers out of hundreds of millions of dollars and prevented them from receiving benefits they were entitled to under New York labor laws. The details of the settlements were released early Thursday and indicate the $328 million will be used to provide back pay and also to create a minimum “earnings floor” for drivers, as well as...

New York (CNN) — Thousands of rideshare drivers in New York may be eligible to receive significant back pay from Uber and Lyft as part of a settlement announced by the state attorney general on Thursday. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced two settlement funds totaling $328 million with rideshare companies Uber and Lyft for allegedly “cheating drivers out of hundreds of millions of dollars” in earnings, according to a statement from her office. The settlements come as the result of multi-year investigations from the state attorney general’s office...

New York (CNN) — Thousands of rideshare drivers in New York may be eligible to receive significant back pay from Uber and Lyft as part of a settlement announced by the state attorney general on Thursday. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced two settlement funds totaling $328 million with rideshare companies Uber and Lyft for allegedly “cheating drivers out of hundreds of millions of dollars” in earnings, according to a statement from her office. The settlements come as the result of multi-year investigations from the state attorney general’s office...

Thousands of rideshare drivers in New York may be eligible to receive significant back pay from Uber and Lyft as part of a settlement announced by the state attorney general on Thursday. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced two settlement funds totaling $328 million with rideshare companies Uber and Lyft for allegedly “cheating drivers out of hundreds of millions of dollars” in earnings, according to a statement from her office. The settlements come as the result of multi-year investigations from the state attorney general’s office into Uber and Lyft,...

PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ — A rideshare driver has been convicted of sexually assaulting an underage girl who had been a passenger in his car, the Passaic County Prosecutor announced on Thursday. Officials said 43-year-old Julio Mejia, of Wharton, was found guilty of second-degree sexual assault and second-degree luring or enticing a child on Sept. 20, following a jury trial. The Morris County resident was an active member of the armed services at the time of his arrest, said Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes. The victim said a Lyft driver, later identified...

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — A Morris County Lyft driver has been convicted of sexually assaulting a child who was a passenger in his car, prosecutors announced on Thursday. Julio Mejia, 43, of Wharton, was found guilty of second-degree sexual assault and second-degree luring or enticing a child following a jury trial in Passaic County on Sept. 20. According to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Mejia picked up the victim on Aug. 30, 2019, in Prospect Park, and sexually assaulted her. The minor victim came forward to police on Nov....

A rideshare driver from Morris County was convicted Wednesday of sexually assaulting a juvenile he picked up while driving for Lyft, authorities said. Julio Mejia, 43, of Wharton, was found guilty of second-degree sexual assault and related crimes following a jury trial in Passaic County. Prosecutors said Mejia picked up the minor victim on Aug. 30, 2019, in Prospect Park, and sexually assaulted her. The driver stayed in touch with the victim via text messages over the next several weeks before sexually assaulting her a second time, according to Passaic...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR) — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is vetoing an ordinance that would bring a pay boost for drivers who work for Uber and Lyft. Both companies had threatened to pull out of Minneapolis if the ordinance had been signed into law. At the same time, Frey is offering a compromise for drivers. He says he has reached an agreement with Uber to guarantee drivers are paid at least minimum wage for trips in the city. Frey says Uber is also guaranteeing drivers will make at least $5 per...

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have required Uber and Lyft to pay their drivers a minimum wage. Lyft and Uber threatened to leave Minneapolis if the city went ahead and enacted the ordinance. The mayor’s veto comes three months after Gov. Tim Walz vetoed a similar bill after it passed the Minnesota Legislator. Uber and Lyft threatened to leave Minnesota if that measure was enacted. The bill stated that an Uber, Lyft, or other similar type of driver: "Over the past couple...

Uber and Lyft threatened to leave Minneapolis after the city council approved a minimum wage for drivers that would force the tech companies to pay drivers $1.40 per mile and $0.51 per minute during rides. The ordinance, which passed the Council 7-5 on Thursday, could still be vetoed by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who has indicated he’s hesitant to sign the bill. An unregulated market allows Uber and Lyft to dodge minimum wage laws nationwide. The Minneapolis proposal would bring driver’s pay is in line with the city’s $15 an...