May 14, 2024
A California federal judge gave the final sign-off on a $664,000 settlement ending claims that DoorDash misclassified delivery drivers as independent contractors and failed to pay minimum wage, finding the terms to be a fair resolution of the dispute.
May 03, 2024
In the coming week, attorneys should watch for oral arguments before the California Supreme Court on the issue of the right of workers bringing a case under the state's Private Attorneys General Act to intervene in a separate matter. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in the Golden State.
January 12, 2024
In the coming week, attorneys should keep an eye out for potential settlement approval in two related proposed class actions against DoorDash alleging independent contractor misclassification. Here's a look at those cases and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.
November 02, 2023
DoorDash and delivery drivers who alleged the company misclassified them as independent contractors and stiffed on overtime wages have agreed to settle their dispute, in a deal that would see drivers take home a maximum sum of roughly $425,000.
November 06, 2020
A California federal judge has sent to arbitration Fair Labor Standards Act claims brought by roughly 4,000 DoorDash drivers who allege the food delivery service shorted them on pay, rejecting their argument that DoorDash's counsel at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP influenced the arbitration provider's rules to disfavor them.
September 10, 2020
DoorDash must face a Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuit accusing it of failing to pay drivers minimum wage, a California federal judge said during a remote hearing on Thursday, denying the app-based food delivery service's motion to dismiss after determining the drivers adequately pled that their fuel expenses outpaced their wages.
June 25, 2020
A California federal judge on Thursday tossed DoorDash drivers' Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuit accusing the app-based food delivery startup of misclassifying workers but gave the drivers leave to amend and warned DoorDash that "it's frankly not going to take that much" for them to successfully replead the case.