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Lyft has filed a lawsuit against the city of San Francisco, accusing the city of overcharging the ride-hailing company by $100 million in taxes over the past five years. The lawsuit claims that San Francisco improperly classified earnings by Lyft drivers as company revenue. This legal action is part of a broader ongoing debate regarding the classification of gig economy workers. Previously, Lyft, along with other companies like Uber and DoorDash, secured a legal victory when the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 22, allowing these companies to classify drivers as independent contractors, thus exempting them from providing full employee benefits.