State says Uber, Lyft drivers are employees

Uber and Lyft should treat their drivers in Massachusetts as employees with the right to receive benefits, instead of misclassifying them as independent contractors, the state's attorney general said in a lawsuit filed against the ride-hailing companies.

The suit, made public Tuesday, makes Massachusetts the second state after California to challenge how Uber and Lyft classify drivers and could deal another blow to their business model. Maura Healey, the state's attorney general, mailed in the complaint to Massachusetts Superior Court in Suffolk County.