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Lawsuit accuses Lyft of stiffing new drivers on bonuses

16 March 2015 08:04

Uber isn’t the only ridesharing outfit running into legal trouble these days — Lyft is now facing a lawsuit over claims that it deprived new drivers of promised bonuses. The transportation company allegedly committed fraud by offering $1,000 to drivers who completed their first ride by March 5th, only to renege for many of them because it couldn’t finish background checks on time. Lyft isn’t offering a formal response to the suit just yet, but the company tells the AP that thousands of would-be drivers made it under the wire. However, lawyers maintain that hundreds of others didn’t — there could be at least $5 million up for grabs, according to the attorneys. It’s too soon to declare a victor, but it won’t be shocking if the pink mustache company is more cautious about handing out cash in the future.

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