DoorDash has been hit with several class-action lawsuits regarding employee classification from Massachusetts and California in recent months and has finally proposed a settlement for plaintiffs in eleven cases. While the case lawyers were assigned $28 million of the $100 million settlement fund, only $10,000 was assigned to each of the original plaintiffs and $130 […]
Chicago Sues Grubhub and DoorDash for Scamming Partners
On Friday, the city of Chicago filed lawsuits against delivery giants DoorDash and Grubhub, which contend that both broke the law by using misleading and unfair business tactics that hurt restaurants, delivery workers and consumers during COVID-19. “It is deeply concerning and unfortunate that these companies broke the law during these incredibly difficult times, using […]
New York City Implements a Permanent Cap on Delivery App Fees
Food delivery apps, including Grubhub, DoorDash Inc. and Uber Eats will face a permanent cap on the commissions they can charge restaurants under legislation approved by the New York City Council on Thursday, causing shares of the delivery services to fall. Initially, the cap was passed during COVID-19 as an emergency order to help struggling […]
Walmart Launches New Delivery Service GoLocal
Even though Amazon recently took Walmart’s title as the world’s largest retail seller, Walmart has announced the commercialization of its delivery service, Walmart GoLocal. The retail giant’s delivery service is a move that’ll help businesses, small and large, deliver goods to patrons through contract workers, autonomous vehicles and even drones. Walmart initially started its delivery […]
Need for Speed: Food Delivery Services Hit a New Gold Standard
In 1984, Domino’s Pizza launched an ambitious pledge to deliver food to customers in 30 minutes or less. While the initiative made for great marketing and helped to make the company the world’s largest pizza delivery company, their focus on speed led to serious issues—including a St. Louis woman being struck by a Domino’s delivery […]
California’s Gig Worker Law Prop 22 Ruled Unconstitutional. What Comes Next?
Members of California gig worker advocacy groups were able to express a bit of excitement on Saturday about Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch’s Friday ruling against Proposition (Prop) 22. The ruling, which caused shares of delivery giants Uber and Lyft to fall in premarket trading early Monday morning, has been ruled “unconstitutional” and “unenforceable” since […]