Uber and Lyft reached a $175 million settlement with Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office to resolve a multi-year lawsuit that targeted the classification status of drivers working for the two companies, according to a statement released Thursday afternoon.

The agreement, which Campbell pitched as “nation-leading,” will see Uber and Lyft agree to raise their minimum pay to $32.50 per hour and offer a “suite of benefits and protections for drivers,” the attorney general said.

“For years, these companies have underpaid their drivers and denied them basic benefits. Today’s agreement holds Uber and Lyft accountable, and provides their drivers, for the very first time in Massachusetts, guaranteed minimum pay, paid sick leave, occupational accident insurance, and health care stipends,” Campbell said in a statement.

The case has played out for the past month in Suffolk Superior Court and was first filed by then-Attorney General Maura Healey in 2020.

This is a developing story…