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Worker protection

City Attorney and OLSE secure $2.2 million settlement benefitting last-mile delivery drivers

October 17, 2025May 12, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Agreements require 15 Amazon Delivery Service Partners to pay back workers for violating local health care requirements

Categories News, Worker protection

City Attorney Chiu sues last mile delivery company for misclassifying drivers

April 21, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
As last mile delivery industry flourishes, new lawsuit alleges GoShare violates fair chance hiring laws and exploits workers by illegally denying protections, wages, and benefits

Categories News, Worker protection

Chiu secures third judgment against staffing company misclassifying its workers

January 28, 2025January 17, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Agreement requires temporary staffing company to pay back thousands of California workers and reclassify them as employees

Categories News, Worker protection

Chiu secures $1 million settlement for workers misclassified by WorkWhile

January 28, 2025December 17, 2024 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Agreement requires gig company to pay back thousands of California workers for stolen wages and reclassify these workers as employees

Categories News, Worker protection

City Attorney Chiu sues staffing company for misclassifying workers

January 28, 2025June 14, 2024 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Lawsuit alleges WorkWhile exploits workers by illegally denying protections, wages, and benefits guaranteed under law

Categories News, Worker protection

Chiu secures $2.1 million deal requiring gig economy company to reclassify workers as employees

January 28, 2025February 22, 2024 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
First-of-its-kind agreement combats the trend of employee misclassification in the hospitality industry and provides significant restitution for workers

Categories News, Worker protection

Court of Appeal unanimously denies Uber and Lyft attempt to evade driver misclassification suit

October 17, 2025October 2, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Uber and Lyft unsuccessfully argued that individual driver arbitration agreements should prevent governments from seeking relief for illegal worker misclassification

Categories News, Worker protection

City Attorney Chiu sues Qwick for misclassifying hospitality workers

January 28, 2025August 31, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
In advance of Labor Day, City Attorney continues tradition of fighting misclassification that harms workers and exacerbates inequality

Categories News, Worker protection

San Francisco secures over $5 million settlement for Instacart workers

October 17, 2025January 12, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Agreement will benefit over 5,000 Instacart workers

Categories News, Worker protection

Three California cities question Uber’s practices related to transgender drivers

October 17, 2025February 3, 2022 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego City Attorneys are seeking information after transgender drivers report being barred from the tech giant’s apps

Categories News, Worker protection

San Francisco secures over $5 million settlement for DoorDash workers

October 17, 2025November 22, 2021 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Agreement will benefit nearly 4,500 DoorDash workers and represents the largest settlement in the Office of Labor Standards and Enforcement’s history

Categories News, Worker protection

Statement from City Attorney Dennis Herrera on Court of Appeal ruling against Uber and Lyft

October 17, 2025October 22, 2020 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Unanimous decision upholds preliminary injunction to require Uber and Lyft to properly classify their drivers as employees

Categories News, Worker protection

Herrera hails sweeping victory for drivers and public over Uber and Lyft

October 17, 2025August 10, 2020 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
State court grants preliminary injunction to require Uber and Lyft to properly classify their drivers as employees

Categories News, Worker protection

San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and State Attorney General to seek court order to immediately halt worker misclassification by Uber and Lyft

October 17, 2025June 24, 2020 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Misclassification by Uber and Lyft robs workers of critical protections and results in tens of millions in tax avoidance each year

Categories News, Worker protection

San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego partner with State Attorney General to sue Uber and Lyft alleging worker misclassification

October 17, 2025May 5, 2020 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
“These companies are headquartered in San Francisco. We are going to police our own to ensure the law is followed, workers are protected, and the marketplace is fair.”

Categories News, Worker protection

CPUC follows San Francisco’s urging to make Uber, Lyft data public

October 17, 2025March 13, 2020 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Transparency will allow policymakers to make informed decisions on traffic safety, climate change, accessibility and congestion

Categories News, Worker protection

Herrera investigates Uber, Lyft over driver pay and benefits

October 17, 2025May 29, 2018 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
‘We are going to ensure that these companies pay their drivers what they’ve earned’

Categories News, Worker protection

Herrera secures agreement with Lyft on subpoenaed operational data

October 17, 2025February 14, 2018 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Deal protects trade secrets while advancing City investigation into access, discrimination, safety and pay; Uber continues to thumb its nose at the law

Categories News, Worker protection

Herrera asks court to invalidate state law that gives preferential treatment to Uber and Lyft

October 17, 2025February 8, 2018 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
SB 182, which exempts most Uber and Lyft drivers from registration requirements that apply to other SF businesses and independent contractors, violates state constitution

Categories News, Worker protection

Herrera seeks court orders requiring Uber and Lyft to follow the law

October 17, 2025July 21, 2017 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Herrera moves for court to enforce his subpoenas requiring Uber, Lyft to turn over records on safety, disability access and operations

Categories News, Worker protection
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