'We screwed up.' DoorDash admits mistakes in $131.5M settlement over NYC worker pay

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How it spread - 11 original reports, 2 reprints

1. Tue, 22 September 2026

   9 reports
   • Google News - Top Stories11:00first to report
     DoorDash Agrees to $131.5 Million Settlement for Shortchanging Workers

     DoorDash Agrees to $131.5 Million Settlement for Shortchanging Workers The New York Times DoorDash to pay $131.5M after underpaying NYC delivery workers ABC7 New York DoorDash reaches $131.5M settlement with New York City over delivery workers’ pay NBC News Making It Right: Our Settlement with the City of New York DoorDash DoorDash to Pay $131.5 Million to Resolve NYC Investigation Into Minimum-Pay Law Compliance WSJ

   • abc7chicago.com12:37
     'We screwed up.' DoorDash admits mistakes in $131.5M settlement over NYC worker pay

     DoorDash will pay $131.5 million to settle claims it underpaid delivery workers, ending a legal battle with NYC. "Simply put, we screwed up," the company said.

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     • abc7.com22 Sept, 12:37their copy
   • Google News - Top Stories14:54
     DoorDash to pay $131M for underpaying delivery workers in New York City

     DoorDash to pay $131M for underpaying delivery workers in New York City AP News 'We screwed up': Doordash admits underpaying New York workers BBC DoorDash Agrees to $131.5 Million Settlement for Shortchanging Workers nytimes.com DoorDash reaches $131.5M settlement with New York City over delivery workers’ pay NBC News Making It Right: Our Settlement with the City of New York DoorDash

   • Index.hr (Croatia)15:40
     Američka tvrtka zakinula dostavljače za plaće, mora platiti milijune. "Zeznuli smo"

     AMERIČKA tvrtka za dostavu hrane DoorDash morat će platiti 131,5 milijuna dolara, odnosno oko 115 milijuna eura, u sklopu nagodbe zbog optužbi da je svojim dostavljačima u New Yorku isplaćivala preniske plaće.

   • Google News - Top Stories17:58
     Mamdani blasts DoorDash CEO's 'greedy algorithm,' NY slaps company with $131 million fine

     Mamdani blasts DoorDash CEO's 'greedy algorithm,' NY slaps company with $131 million fine Fox News DoorDash reaches $131.5M settlement with New York City over delivery workers’ pay NBC News NYC Mayor Mamdani reaches record DoorDash settlement for underpaid workers Al Jazeera 'We screwed up': Doordash admits underpaying New York workers bbc.com Making It Right: Our Settlement with the City of New York DoorDash

   • The Guardian World19:18
     DoorDash to pay $131.5m after underpaying New York workers

     Company to award backpay to 264,000 workers as mayor Zohran Mamdani condemns use of ‘greedy algorithms’ DoorDash said it would pay $131.5m ⁠to settle a ​New York City government investigation that found the food delivery company underpaid or waited too long to pay workers. Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the settlement the city’s largest ⁠labor enforcement action. It advances the city’s longstanding effort to hold food delivery companies to a 2023 law intended to improve pay for delivery workers....

   • The Hill19:59
     DoorDash settles worker underpayment allegations with New York City for $131.5M

     DoorDash has agreed to pay $131.5 million as part of a settlement with the New York City government to resolve allegations of underpaying workers. Under the settlement with the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), which New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) and city officials announced on Tuesday, DoorDash will pay $115...

   • Al Jazeera English20:03
     NYC Mayor Mamdani reaches record DoorDash settlement for underpaid workers

     Settlement is largest of its kind in any US city and is set to affect 260,000 delivery drivers.

     1 reprint

     • aljazeera.com22 Sept, 20:03their copy
   • Google News - Top Stories20:06
     NYC Mayor Mamdani reaches record DoorDash settlement for underpaid workers - aljazeera.com

     NYC Mayor Mamdani reaches record DoorDash settlement for underpaid workers aljazeera.com 'We screwed up': Doordash admits underpaying New York workers BBC Mamdani blasts DoorDash CEO's 'greedy algorithm,' NY slaps company with $131 million fine Fox News DoorDash reaches $131.5M settlement with New York City over delivery workers’ pay NBC News Mamdani Delivers Largest Labor Enforcement Action in City’s History Documented

2. Wed, 23 September 2026

   1 report
   • Times of India13:15
     DoorDash agrees to $131.5m after payment errors affected 200,000-plus NYC workers

     DoorDash will pay $131.5 million to settle a probe regarding its payment practices for delivery workers. The settlement will directly benefit over 260,000 Dashers, addressing both missing and late payments. An additional dispute over calculation methods for on-call pay times has also been resolved in this agreement. DoorDash has acknowledged the issues caused by technical errors and improved its payment processes.

3. Thu, 24 September 2026

   1 report
   • Japan Times08:53
     DoorDash to pay $132 million in NYC over missing wages

     The settlement includes more than $83 million to resolve a disagreement over how to calculate pay for time couriers spend online between deliveries.