New York: The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) has announced a historic $131.5 million enforcement action against DoorDash for systematic violations of the city’s Delivery Worker Laws — the largest worker settlement in the city’s history.
The settlement will put more than $115 million directly into workers’ pockets and $16 million toward civil penalties and costs. More than 260,000 workers were underpaid, including workers who were not paid at all or were paid late for work already performed.
“DoorDash underpaid more than 260,000 workers, and today we are getting that money back,” said Mayor Mamdani. “When a worker earns a wage, they deserve to be paid that wage, on time and in full.”
The Mayor noted that no corporation is above the law, especially when it earns $13.7 billion in revenue like DoorDash did in 2025, a 28% jump from $10.72 billion in 2024.
DCWP Commissioner Samuel A.A. Levine said, “Today, New York City’s delivery workers are showing that opaque algorithms will not have the final word when it comes to how much they are paid.”
