DOJ Announces Lyft Will Pay $2.1 Million in Civil Penalties for Misleading Drivers About Potential Earnings – Cassandra MacDonald

 The Department of Justice has announced that ridesharing app Lyft will pay $2.1 million in civil penalties for misleading drivers about their potential earnings. The DOJ and Federal Trade Commission also secured a permanent injunction “prohibiting such false and misleading earnings claims.” In a press release about the settlement, the DOJ said, “In a civil complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the government alleges that, as early as 2021, Lyft made false and misleading claims in its advertising and marketing regarding potential earnings and incentives to be earned by drivers who signed up… — Source: The Gateway Pundit – Read More