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Lawson v. Grubhub, Inc.
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July 31, 2026
Food delivery drivers who claimed that Grubhub misclassified them as independent contractors secured final approval of a $24.8 million settlement in California federal court, though a judge cut class counsel's requested attorney fees by more than $2 million.
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July 24, 2026
In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for a final settlement approval hearing in a worker misclassification suit against Grubhub that went to the Ninth Circuit. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.
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March 05, 2026
A California federal judge told counsel during a hearing Thursday that Grubhub Inc.'s revised $24.75 million settlement to resolve claims it misclassified drivers as independent contractors is "getting closer," but she held off on preliminarily approving the deal and told counsel they must "clean up" aspects of the class notice.
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February 27, 2026
In the next week, attorneys should watch for a preliminary settlement hearing in a long-running Grubhub driver classification suit that went to the Ninth Circuit. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.
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October 31, 2025
In the coming week, attorneys should keep an eye out for California Supreme Court oral arguments dealing with whether an employer's "illegible" arbitration agreement is enforceable. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in California.
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September 26, 2025
In the coming week, attorneys should watch for a preliminary settlement approval hearing in a long-running proposed wage and hour classification class action against Grubhub that paid a visit to the Ninth Circuit. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.
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August 14, 2025
Grubhub Inc. and a former delivery driver who accused the mobile food delivery platform of misclassifying him as an independent contractor have reached a $24.75 million settlement in his nearly decade-old lawsuit, with the driver deeming the deal an "excellent result" for a proposed settlement class of California drivers.
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April 08, 2025
A California federal court said that a former Grubhub delivery driver settled his almost 10-year-long lawsuit in which he claimed the food delivery company misclassified him as an independent contractor, vacating a bench trial.
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July 24, 2024
A former Grubhub driver didn't work for the food delivery company after California passed Proposition 22 and therefore he can't pursue claims under the state's Private Attorneys General Act, a California federal judge ruled.
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February 09, 2024
California's federal courts have tough standing requirements that may weaken a worker's ability to pursue Labor Code penalties on others' behalf, potentially softening a case that could have stung more if it were in state court, experts told Law360.