Last week [25.10.2024], the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that the Lyft platform (offering rides in the US) agreed to a settlement with it. The case concerned allegations against the Platform that it defrauds employees by promising wages that have nothing to do with reality.
Lyft encouraged people to work by informing that drivers across the country could earn certain hourly amounts. For example, potential drivers in Atlanta were offered up to $33 per hour, in Portland up to $41, and in Los Angeles up to $43. However, these amounts did not represent the income that the average driver could expect. They were based on the earnings of the top one-fifth of drivers.
The settlement means that the Platform will pay a $2.1 million fine, but also removes any claims of unfair wages from it.
And as always, we ask: doesn’t such manipulation of earnings figures look familiar to you?
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