Politics & Government

San Francisco Reaches $5.3 Million Settlement In DoorDash Labor Dispute

The delivery service allegedly violated local labor laws relating to health care security and paid sick leave.

Most of the money will go directly to DoorDash workers who made deliveries in San Francisco between 2016 and 2020.
Most of the money will go directly to DoorDash workers who made deliveries in San Francisco between 2016 and 2020. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — San Francisco officials announced Monday that they have reached a $5.325 million settlement with DoorDash for alleged violations of local labor laws.

City Attorney David Chiu made the announcement in the wake of a San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement investigation into alleged violations by the delivery service of the city’s health care security and paid sick leave ordinances.

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Under local laws, an employer with 20 or more workers is required to spend a minimum amount on health care benefits per covered employee.

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