TechDoorDash agrees to $131.5 million settlement over NYC delivery-worker pay
About 264,000 workers will receive payments, DoorDash says. The company apologized for underpaying or paying some workers late, while saying most of the settlement concerns a dispute over pay for time online between deliveries.
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DoorDash announced a $131.5 million settlement with New York City's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection over delivery-worker pay rules. “We screwed up,” the company said, acknowledging that some workers were underpaid or paid late. The company says the settlement includes $12.3 million for workers who were underpaid or paid late, over $83 million to resolve a dispute over calculating pay for time spent online between deliveries, and $16.7 million in fines. It says approximately 264,000 workers will receive payments, with a $10 minimum. DoorDash maintains that its method for calculating online-time pay was legal but says it will use the city's method going forward.
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DoorDash agrees to $131.5 million settlement over NYC delivery-worker pay
About 264,000 workers will receive payments, DoorDash says. The company apologized for underpaying or paying some workers late, while saying most of the settlement concerns a dispute over pay for time online between deliveries.
TLDR
DoorDash announced a $131.5 million settlement with New York City's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection over delivery-worker pay rules. “We screwed up,” the company said, acknowledging that some workers were underpaid or paid late. The company says the settlement includes $12.3 million for workers who were underpaid or paid late, over $83 million to resolve a dispute over calculating pay for time spent online between deliveries, and $16.7 million in fines. It says approximately 264,000 workers will receive payments, with a $10 minimum. DoorDash maintains that its method for calculating online-time pay was legal but says it will use the city's method going forward.