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DoorDash Agrees to $131.5M Settlement for Shortchanging Workers

7 pointsby 1h agonytimes.com
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1h agoHN ↗

Evidence of wage theft being a core principle behind Silicon Valley gig economy profitability?

Or evidence of uppity liberals overstepping their bounds when it comes to free market association of workers and employers?

50m agoHN ↗

“Simply put, we screwed up,” the San Francisco-based company said in a statement. “Our mistakes meant some Dashers were underpaid or paid late. While these mistakes weren’t intentional, that doesn’t make them okay.” DoorDash said its median payout will be about $48.

This is a pretty easy payment for DoorDash to make to stay in the city's good graces.

It doesn't change the fact that these services are inherently an unsustainable business model and exploitative by nature.