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Lyft drivers' claims over unpaid compensation and benefits must be amended, federal judge says

By Amy Miller ( October 27, 2016, 22:15 GMT | Insight) -- A federal judge in San Francisco said he will grant in part Lyft’s request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by drivers alleging that the ride-hailing app’s practice of taking a cut when passengers pay a higher fare due to increased demand violates California law. At a hearing, attorneys for Lyft urged US District Judge Vince Chhabria to dismiss the case entirely but Chhabria said he would give the drivers permission to amend their allegations.A federal judge in San Francisco said he will grant in part Lyft’s request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by drivers alleging that the ride-hailing app’s practice of taking a cut when passengers pay a higher fare due to increased demand violates California law....

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