Tres Pinos
Tres Pinos, CA · Traffic & Transit
San Francisco Examiner
Drivers say Lyft’s record payout to end wage-theft case isn’t nearly enough
Alvaro Bolainez was one of 5,400 California ride-hail drivers who filed wage-theft claims in 2020 against Uber and Lyft. A Los Angeles resident, Bolainez had been driving for Lyft since it began offering service in the area in 2013 . Wage claims filed with the state Labor Commissioner’s Office only go back three years — but even so, looking back to just 2017, he calculated the company owed him $150,000 for unpaid wages and expenses. All told, the drivers who filed claims against the ride-hailing companies asserted the companies owed them $1.3 billion, including damages. Bolainez and the 1,933 other Lyft drivers in that group claimed the San Francisco company by itself owed them $434 million. “We knew that this company was violating labor rights,” he said. On Thursday, Lyft and a collection of state and city officials and private attorneys announced they had settled a wage-theft case sparked in part by those complaints. As part of the settlement, Lyft agreed to pay $272.5 million. About $237 million will be set aside for drivers, with the remainder going to the state as a civil penalty, according to David Chiu, San Francisco’s city attorney, whose office was one of the parties
CBS 8
Gas prices remain high in California. When can drivers see relief?
thecampanile.org
E-bikes change student travel
Every school day morning, junior Kyle Chen rides his custom-made electric bike across town to Paly. Like many other students, Chen lives far from campus. To get there, he finds e-bikes the most convenient and efficient mode of transportation. “I live more than two miles away from school, and so...
Contra Costa Herald
Caldecott Tunnel overnight closures begin Oct. 5
For Bores 1, 2, and 3 Rehabilitation and Ventilation Upgrade. Caltrans is rehabilitating the Caldecott Tunnel Bores 1, 2 and 3 on State Route 24 between Orinda and Oakland to preserve the structural integrity of the tunnel, improve ventilation performance and firefighting operational response, and extend its service life. The...
svdaily.com
Lyft to Pay $272.5 Million Settlement for Misclassifying Drivers
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu – alongside California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the City Attorneys of San Diego and Los Angeles – announced a $272.5 million settlement with rideshare company Lyft, resolving allegations that between 2016 and 2020, Lyft committed wage theft by misclassifying drivers as independent contractors rather than employees.