1. Labor Commissioner's Office

Labor Commissioner’s Wage Theft Lawsuits against Uber & Lyft

California’s Labor Commissioner is suing Uber and Lyft for committing wage theft by willfully misclassifying drivers as independent contractors instead of employees. Misclassification deprives the drivers of basic rights under California labor law. The Labor Commissioner’s lawsuits ask the courts to stop the two companies from misclassifying their drivers and allow the Labor Commissioner to recover unpaid wages and other compensation that drivers are entitled to under the law.

• Read the August 5 letter sent to Uber and Lyft drivers who filed wage claim complaints. Individual wage claims filed on or after January 1, 2020 have been dismissed. The Labor Commissioner’s lawsuits seek to recover unpaid wages and other compensation that drivers are entitled to.
  
  
• Read the press release: Labor Commissioner’s Office Files Lawsuits against Uber and Lyft for Engaging in Systemic Wage Theft Against All of their Drivers
  • Read the Labor Commissioner’s First Amended Complaint against Uber
  • Read the Labor Commissioner’s First Amended Complaint against Lyft
• FAQs on lawsuits against Uber and Lyft

The Labor Commissioner’s Office will post updates on this webpage when there are further developments in the lawsuits.

If you have further questions regarding the Labor Commissioner’s lawsuits, please send an email to LCO-Uber-Lyft-Lawsuits@dir.ca.gov or call one of our district offices. Media inquiries should be sent to Communications@dir.ca.gov.

October 2020