California Attorney General's Office

10/01/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/01/2026 09:26

TODAY IN SF: Attorney General Bonta, City Attorneys of San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles Hold Press Conference on $272.5 Million Settlement with Lyft

SAN FRANCISCO - California Attorney General Bonta alongside San Diego City Attorney Ferbert, San Francisco City Attorney Chiu, and Los Angeles Deputy City Attorney Crowell will hold a press conference TODAY IN SAN FRANCISCO AT 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET to announce 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.

WHO:
California Attorney General Rob Bonta
San Diego City Attorney Heather Ferbert
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu
Los Angeles Deputy City Attorney Joshua Crowell

WHEN:
TODAY, Thursday, October 1, 20269 AM PT / 12 PM ET

RSVP:
Location provided upon RSVP. Media interested in attending the press conference must RSVP to [email protected].

LIVE STREAM:
Press conference will be streamed live on oag.ca.gov.

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