The twin agreements announced Thursday not only are the largest wage theft settlements secured by James' office, but will drastically reshape rideshare drivers' lives in New York City. Drivers cheated out of wages by Uber and Lyft will respectively receive $290 million and $38 million in back pay, according to the settlements. "For years, Uber and Lyft systematically cheated their drivers out of hundreds of millions of dollars in pay and benefits while they worked long hours in challenging conditions," James said in a statement. "These drivers overwhelmingly come from...
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