March 06, 2019
As Lyft Inc. prepares for what could be the first major initial public offering of 2019, the ride-hailing company is also grappling with litigation involving new state and city regulations and the employment status of its drivers. Here, Law360 examines several of Lyft's ongoing cases.
January 11, 2019
A Lyft driver fighting his status as an independent contractor will have to proceed to arbitration, rather than having his case dismissed so he can appeal to the First Circuit, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Friday in agreeing with the ride-sharing company's argument that the former path will resolve the putative class action more quickly.
January 04, 2019
A Lyft driver whose lawsuit against the company was stayed and sent to arbitration last month asked a Massachusetts federal judge Thursday to dismiss the case instead, which would allow him to appeal to the First Circuit.
December 19, 2018
A Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday granted Lyft Inc.'s bid to compel arbitration in a putative class action brought by one of its drivers claiming the ride-hailing company misclassified him and others as independent contractors, ruling that the driver agreed to Lyft's arbitration terms when he signed up.
December 14, 2018
A Lyft Inc. driver looking to bring a class action against the ride-hailing company for classifying workers as independent contractors instead of employees said in a Boston federal court filing Friday that Lyft's attempt to send the dispute to arbitration should be denied because he opted out of an agreement earlier this year.