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Lyft paid $19.4 million to New Jersey over driver misclassifications
Sep 20, 2025 9:27 PM

(Reuters) -Lyft ( LYFT ) has paid $19.4 million to New Jersey after an audit found the ride-sharing company misclassified more than 100,000 drivers as independent contractors, state officials said on Thursday.

Officials including New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said Lyft ( LYFT ) made the payment after withdrawing its request for a hearing to review an audit of its books and records from 2014 to 2017 by the state's Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

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