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DoorDash to pay delivery workers nearly $17M for using tips to cover wages


DoorDash will pay $16.75 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the delivery platform of pocketing workers' tips..

DoorDash has agreed to pay $16.75 million to settle a lawsuit by New York’s attorney general that accused the delivery platform of pocketing workers’ tips to cover wages. The lawsuit stated that customers were also misled into believing their tips would directly benefit delivery workers. “We remain committed to making sure that Dasher earnings are always fair and transparent, and the allegations settled were related to an old pay model that was retired in 2019,” DoorDash said in a statement to TechCrunch.

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