DoorDash must pay NYC delivery workers more than $115 million

If you delivered for DoorDash in New York City between April 22, 2022 and June 28, 2026, the company may owe you money. The city found that DoorDash failed to pay some workers, paid others late, and left out categories of trip and on-call time when calculating minimum pay. Those exclusions included some canceled trips, parcel deliveries, time outside the city on New York City trips, and lower pay for certain legs of batched trips. The initial $131.5 million settlement puts more than $115 million into a fund for workers; the rest pays civil penalties, compliance work, and administration.

You do not need to file a claim or submit evidence. The settlement administrator sent notices with payment amounts on October 29, 2026. Workers may choose an electronic payment; those who do not choose one will get a check by mail. A worker never paid $1,000 receives $3,000, while a worker paid $1,000 late receives $2,000. Minimum-pay settlements are divided proportionately based on each worker’s trip time. More than 27,000 workers will receive over $1,000.

The case began after workers reported missing and late pay. Workers’ Justice Project helped them complain, and delivery worker Rosendo Tacam filed his own complaint. DCWP analyzed more than 152 million payment transactions and 110 million work hours. Deputy commissioners Elizabeth Wagoner and Sam Krinsky led the legal and data teams, under Commissioner Sam Levine. Levine said Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s added enforcement resources accelerated an investigation begun under the prior administration. DoorDash must also submit monthly data for three years and update its app so compensable trip and on-call time is recorded.