Eligible Drivers Must File Claims by 11:59 p.m. on January 31, 2025
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today urged rideshare drivers who believe they were underpaid by Uber and Lyft to file claims on or before January 31, 2025 to receive the funds they are due under settlements reached by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). In November 2023, Attorney General James secured $328 million in back payments for drivers after an OAG investigation found that Uber and Lyft withheld funds from drivers and failed to provide valuable benefits. Now, Attorney General James has extended the deadline to file claims for those settlement funds to January 31, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. and is urging all rideshare drivers to check their eligibility and submit a claim online before the deadline.
“Rideshare drivers help keep New York moving and deserve full and fair compensation for their hard work,” said Attorney General James. “I am proud to have secured this landmark settlement with Uber and Lyft and to be returning these funds to the drivers that rightfully earned them. I urge any Uber or Lyft driver who believes they may be eligible to file a claim now to get their money back before the deadline on January 31, 2025. My office will always fight to ensure workers in New York receive the treatment, benefits, and wages they are due.”
Attorney General James secured $290 million from Uber and $38 million from Lyft in a landmark settlement, which also instituted a minimum driver “earnings floor,” paid sick leave, proper hiring and earnings notices, and other improvements in drivers’ working conditions. New Yorkers who drove for Uber between 2014 and 2017 or Lyft between 2015 and 2017 may be eligible to receive money from the settlement funds, which are being entirely distributed to current and former drivers. Drivers who think they may be eligible and have yet to file a claim, or previously filed a claim but did not hear back, are encouraged to file a claim online as soon as possible…