DoorDash New York City delivery worker pay restitution

Who may be eligible

New York City's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection settled with DoorDash for $131.5 million over the city's food delivery worker pay rules, including more than $115 million in restitution for couriers. If you delivered for DoorDash in New York City between April 22, 2022 and November 29, 2026 and were paid below the city's minimum rate, you may be eligible for money back, and there is no claim form to complete because DoorDash's own records identify who is owed. DCWP says workers underpaid between April 22, 2022 and June 28, 2026 were emailed their amount on October 29, 2026 and can choose how to be paid on the official site; anyone who makes no choice is posted a check in early 2027. Choosing a payment method is free, as every official claim process is.

The eligibility period on the official materials is April 22, 2022 – November 29, 2026. The notice states no state limit, so it is usually nationwide. Covered: DoorDash food delivery in New York City.

Only the official administrator or agency decides who is paid, and its own page is the authority on who is covered.

How much it may pay

Share of a $115M fund, by what you paid. Every figure here is an estimate from public materials, not a guarantee: many settlements pay pro rata or only after a claims review, so final amounts commonly land well below the advertised maximum.

There is no claim form: DoorDash's own records identify who was underpaid, and DCWP says a worker's amount was set from the shortfall. Unpaid wages are repaid at 200% of the amount underpaid, and minimum-pay shortfalls are worked out from trip time. Individual amounts vary and are not guaranteed.

DCWP puts the settlement at $131.5 million: more than $115 million in worker restitution and more than $16 million in civil penalties and administrative fines. The restitution share is what couriers are paid from.

The administrator pays approved claims by Check, Direct deposit, Electronic transfer.

What the deadline is

There is no claim deadline because there is nothing to file. The official page says when payments go out and how long a check or digital payment stays valid once sent.

DCWP says workers underpaid from April 22, 2022 to June 28, 2026 were emailed their amount on October 29, 2026; anyone who picks no payment method is posted a check in early 2027, and a second round covering June 29 to November 29, 2026 is also expected in early 2027.

What proof is needed

No claim to file — payments are sent automatically.

The administrator pays consumers it has already identified, so the useful step is to make sure it can reach you, not to file anything. Anyone offering to file this for you, for a fee, is selling you nothing.

How to file for free

There is no claim form. The official program page, run by Simpluris (NYC DoorDash Settlement Administrator), explains who is being paid and how to reach the administrator if a payment is expected and has not arrived.

Never give a Social Security number, bank login or card number to a site that is not the official administrator or agency page.

Why this case happened

New York City's Food Delivery Worker Laws set a minimum pay rate for app couriers. DCWP found that DoorDash underpaid delivery workers in the city against those rules and reached a $131.5 million settlement, the largest the agency has announced. The agreement repays couriers out of DoorDash's own payment records rather than asking anyone to file.