Lyft peace pact could fail if judge heeds Teamsters

By Joel Rosenblatt

Published March 25, 2016 4:28pm ET

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Lyft peace pact could fail if judge heeds Teamsters — If Lyft persuades a federal judge to approve the accord announced in January, the company will be a step ahead of its larger rival Uber Technologies Inc. (AP Photo)

Lyft Inc. is offering about 100,000 drivers in California an average of $56.14 each and some non-monetary perks to drop claims that the ride-sharing company systematically exploits them.

The Teamsters union says the settlement forfeits the main goal of the drivers’ lawsuit: to force Lyft to treat them as full-fledged employees rather than contractors.

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