{
  "id": 9148502,
  "title": "DoorDash settles New York City pay investigation for $131.5 million: 'We screwed up.'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/doordash-settles-new-york-city-pay-investigation-for-131-5-million-we",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-22T13:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/doordash-nyc-settlement-admits-pay-errors-agrees-to-payout-2026-9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "DoorDash has agreed to pay $131.5 million to settle a New York City investigation into its pay practices for delivery workers. The company admitted it \"screwed up\" by underpaying or late paying hundreds of thousands of its workers. The settlement will provide at least $10 to 264,000 DoorDash drivers. Most affected workers were underpaid by less than $1, with an average payment of $7.70. DoorDash will also compensate workers for on-call time, a legal requirement under New York City law.",
  "summary": "New York City reaches $131.5 million settlement with DoorDash for underpaying delivery workers, impacting 264,000 Dashers and resolving pay disputes.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "DoorDash agrees to a $131.5M settlement with NYC's DCWP to resolve a year-plus investigation into its compliance with the city's 2023 delivery driver pay law (Elias Schisgall/Wall Street Journal)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/doordash-agrees-to-a-131-5m-settlement-with-nycs-dcwp-to-resolve-a",
        "published": "2026-09-22T12:00:49.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}