The City of Seattle said this week it agreed to a $1.6 million settlement with DoorDash over allegations that the food delivery giant violated the city’s Gig Worker Paid Sick and Safe Time (PSST) Ordinance.
- The city’s Office of Labor Standards investigated DoorDash after receiving complaints last year about the company allegedly not establishing a system for some workers to request and use PSST, and not “timely” compensating some workers for the use of PSST.
- DoorDash previously paid $145,000 for another settlement in 2021 related to the PSST ordinance.
- The ordinance was passed in 2020 to provide gig workers with paid sick and safe time during the pandemic. A new permanent law passed earlier this year.