Lyft is paying $272.5M to settle lawsuit over how it classified drivers

October 1, 2026 Kirsten Korosec

Today, gig economy drivers are classified as contractors. This settlement clears up a lingering lawsuit from 2020 when that was still an unanswered issue.

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Kevin Mandia’s new ‘agent swarm’ security startup Armadin raises $255.5M at $2.5B valuation
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