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New York City wins $131.5 million settlement from DoorDash for delivery workers

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration announced a $131.5 million settlement against DoorDash for violating New York City's Delivery Worker Laws, directing over $115 million to more than 260,000 underpaid delivery workers.

By Bushwick Daily News Desk

Sept. 26, 2026 · 5 min read

A delivery worker in a motorcycle helmet and Los Deliveristas Unidos T-shirt raises his fist beside Mayor Zohran Mamdani at a podium bearing the city seal, with delivery workers holding 31.5M signs behind them.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrates with a delivery worker at the Sept. 22 announcement of the city's 31.5 million settlement with DoorDash. Ed Reed / Mayoral Photography Office
News Citywide

New York City wins $131.5 million settlement from DoorDash for delivery workers

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration announced a $131.5 million settlement against DoorDash for violating New York City's Delivery Worker Laws, directing over $115 million to more than 260,000 underpaid delivery workers.

Citywide · · 5 min read
New York City wins $131.5 million settlement from DoorDash for delivery workers

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani’s administration announced on September 22 a $131.5 million enforcement settlement against DoorDash over what it described as systematic violations of New York City’s Delivery Worker Laws, an action that will send money to more than 260,000 delivery workers the city says the company underpaid, paid late or never paid at all.

The settlement directs more than $115 million to workers and more than $16 million in civil penalties and costs, according to the Mayor’s Office. The office called it the largest…

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