DoorDash to pay $132 million in NYC over missing wages

A delivery worker in New York in January. A settlement between delivery app operator DoorDash and the city of New York includes more than $83 million to resolve a disagreement over how pay should be calculated for time workers spend online between deliveries. | BLOOMBERG

Sep 24, 2026

DoorDash, the leading food-delivery firm in the U.S., said it agreed to a $131.5 million settlement with New York City to resolve a probe into its compliance with minimum-pay rules for couriers.

The settlement, announced Tuesday, includes more than $83 million to resolve a disagreement over how to calculate pay for time that the workers spend online between deliveries, a requirement under the city’s rules.

A total of $12.3 million will go toward couriers who were underpaid or paid late due to invalid bank information on their accounts. DoorDash is also paying $16.7 million in fines to the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), which enforces the pay rule.

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