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In AG's $175M Uber, Lyft settlement, companies to now pay drivers $32.50 hourly min. wage during rides

A ride share car displays Lyft and Uber stickers on its front windshield in downtown Los Angeles. (Richard Vogel/AP)State prosecutors agreed to a settlement with Uber and Lyft that will require the companies to pay Massachusetts $175 million, increase wages for drivers and offer a range of new benefits, officials announced Thursday.Attorney General Andrea Campbell's office said her team struck a deal with the gig economy giants that resolves a 2020 lawsuit her predecessor, now-Gov. Maura Healey,...

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