Lyft reached a settlement with driver: US $27 million-Lyft, car-IT information

San Francisco judge wensi·chabuliya (Vince Chhabria) settlement agreement with the driver on Thursday finally agreed to Lyft, ended due to driver complaints of "independent contractor" status submitted by the class-action lawsuit.

Judges agree Lyft to drivers paying $27 million settlement programme, the court records show that in June last year the programme was initially approved.

The judge had previously dismissed Lyft proposed $12.25 million settlement agreement, the judge said compensation "too little".

Lyft drivers in California sued Lyft company before, said drivers should be classified as a full-time employee, Lyft should be reimbursed for their fuel costs and maintenance costs. These costs have been borne by the drivers.

Drivers are still in the final independent contractors.

Judge chabuliya warned: "the agreement is not perfect. Under the California law, Lyft driver status has not improved. ”

Uber in class-action lawsuits in California and Massachusetts also faced the same. Uber proposed last year to pay $100 million in damages from the driver, but was dismissed by the judge, the judge considers that the compensation amount is insufficient.

Lyft has more than 70,000 drivers in the United States, compared with more than 1.5 million Uber international drivers. If the two drivers had to be classified as a full-time employee of the company, their profits and valuations will be seriously affected.

Lyft driver's Attorney, Shannon Lisi·liaodan (Shannon Liss-Riordan) said on Thursday that she was "very pleased that this case come to an end." The lawsuit is due in 2013.

Lyft spokesman said the settlement agreement "retains the flexibility to choose the driver, the driver can choose to cooperate with Lyft, location and last time."

The company said: the survey of drivers more than 80% of Lyft drivers want to keep independent contractor status, so they can change their occupational status more flexibly.

Settlement agreement provides for extremely long drive driver to provide compensation for thousands of dollars, driving mileage shorter drivers can also be symbolic of cash. As part of the deal, drivers can get other benefits such as more protective measures to prevent the driver's App will be dropped.

Lawyer says "driver should be classified as employees or independent contractors of the problem can only be solved later. ”

Lyft跟司机达成和解：赔偿2700万美元 - Lyft,专车 - IT资讯

旧金山地区法官文思·查布里亚（Vince Chhabria）本周四最终同意Lyft与司机的和解协议，结束了这桩因司机不满“独立合同方”身份而提交的集体诉讼案。

法官同意Lyft向司机支付2700万美元和解的方案，法院备案显示去年6月该方案被初步批准。

这名法官之前曾驳回Lyft提出的1225万美元和解的协议，法官称赔偿额“太少”。

加州的Lyft司机之前起诉Lyft公司，表示司机应该被划定为全职员工，Lyft应为他们报销油费和保养费。这些费用一直由司机自己承担。

在最终判决中司机的身份仍是独立合同方。

法官查布里亚警告道：“这次的协议并不完美。在加州的法律下，Lyft司机的地位仍没有改善。”

Uber在加州和马萨诸塞州也面临着相同的集体诉讼。去年Uber提出向司机支付1亿美元赔偿，但被法官驳回，法官认为赔偿金额不足。

Lyft有超过7万名美国国内司机，而Uber则有超过150万的国际司机。如果两家公司不得不将司机划定为全职员工，他们的利润和估值都将受到严重影响。

Lyft司机的代理律师香农·里斯·里奥丹（Shannon Liss-Riordan）周四表示，她“非常高兴，这场官司迎来尾声”。这起诉讼是于2013年提交的。

Lyft的发言人表示和解协议“保留了司机进行选择的灵活性，司机可以选择与Lyft合作的时间、地点和持续时长”。

该公司表示：对司机进行的调查显示超过80%的Lyft司机更希望保持独立合同商的身份，因为这样他们可以较为灵活地改变自己的职业状态。

和解协议规定为驾驶里程极长的司机提供几千美元赔偿，驾驶里程较短的司机也能得到象征性的现金。作为协议的一部分，司机能够得到其他好处，例如会有更多保护措施防止司机的App掉线。

代理律师表示：“司机到底应该划定为员工还是独立合同商的问题，只能以后再解决了。”