$328 Million Uber/Lyft Wage Theft Settlement

Between 2014 and 2017, Uber and Lyft stole millions from drivers’ pay. NYTWA began the fight to recover stolen wages for NYC drivers in 2015, when the union first filed a complaint about Uber and Lyft wage theft with the Attorney General. After an eight and a half year long campaign, drivers won! In November 2023, the AG reached a historic settlement with Uber and Lyft to recover the stolen wages.

If you drove for Uber (anytime November 10, 2014 to May 22, 2017) and/or Lyft (anytime October 11, 2015 to July 31, 2017), you can apply to get your stolen wages back today!

How to apply

1. You will receive a notice with a claimant ID number from the settlement administrator, Rust Consulting. The notice will be sent via regular mail, email, and text message. If you worked for both Uber and Lyft during the settlement times, you will be given a different ID number for each company.

2. You will then have two options:

• You can go to the website set up by Rust Consulting and enter your claimant ID number and submit a claim form online; or,

• You can mail back the claim form which Rust sends to you in the mail.  

3. If you are the family member of a driver who has passed away, do not fill out the form. The form requires that you swear under the law that you are the driver, which you are not. You must call Rust Consulting first or come to the union for next steps.

4. For help applying from NYTWA: visit us at 31-10 37th Ave Suite 300, LIC 11101 Mon to Thurs 11am to 7pm and Fri 11am to 5:30pm. Or email MEDIA@NYTWA.ORG

5. If you want to apply online yourself. Please read this:

• For “TLC License Number,” fill in your TLC driver’s license number (or what we call the hack license.)

• The question about prior payments (question 4), is not asking about the 2017 monies that Uber automatically paid out to everyone. Question 4 is asking if you received monies from a court case or settlement such as through an arbitration you may have filed on this issue of wage theft from the sales tax and BCF deduction from your pay. So if you did not receive monies in the past from an arbitration or court settlement on this specific issue, you would say No. If you did receive money through a court case or arbitration on this specific issue, then you answer Yes and say how much.

• Finally when you finish filing make sure to screenshot and/or print the claim confirmation document for your records.

• To File for Lyft: https://lyftnyagsettlement.com/Claim-Form/PageControl/InformationPage

• To File for Uber: https://ubernyagsettlement.com/Claim-Form/PageControl/InformationPage

6. Once you submit your form, it will be processed on a rolling basis. If Uber owes you money, you will be paid all at once. If Lyft owes you money, you will receive installment payments.

7. If you are a family member of an eligible driver who passed away, or if you are a driver who did work for Uber and/or Lyft during the settlement time period but did not receive a Claimant ID, or have other questions, you can call the Attorney General’s settlement fund administrator, Rust Consulting at: 1-800-625-2332 (Uber) or 1-800-433-5314 (Lyft)

From this historic settlement victory, all current Uber and Lyft drivers in NYC and NYS will receive new benefits, including:

• Paid sick and safe leave

• Non-New York City Minimum Driver Pay

• Payment for Trainings

• Earnings Notification Document

• Trip Information Statements

• In-App Chat Support

• Limited Deactivation Appeals

• Uber and Lyft compliance with New York State Labor Law regarding deductions from worker pay 

Need help?

Contact NYTWA, or come by the office.

Previously in the campaign…