The New York State Attorney General confirmed two months ago that DoorDash would pay $16.75 million in a settlement for misleading both customers and delivery employees by using tips to pay the guaranteed pay.
The settlement administrator of the NY DoorDash settlement commenced sending the settlement notice to the identified Dashers about the settlement from April 2025. The administration has released the claim deadline for the class members, that is, 30 September 2025.
The claim process for the $16.75 million DoorDash is expected to open in April 2025, and the distribution of payment is expected by the end of 2025. The dashers will receive the full amount of tips that they deserve, and other benefits through this settlement.
| Settlement | DoorDash Settlement New York |
| Settlement Fund | $16.75 million |
| Who Qualifies? | Dashers who delivered and received the tips from the customers in New York State during the class period |
| Class Period | May 2017 and September 2019 |
| Pay Amount Minimum Limit | $10; less than that, no payout for the dasher |
| Max. Payout | Depending on the deliveries and tips |
| Payout Expected | By the end of 2025 |
| Claim Deadline | 30 September 2025 |
| Attorney General order | https://ag.ny.gov/doordash-settlement |
| Settlement Website | https://www.nydoordashsettlement.com/ |
Who is eligible?
The following requirements must be fulfilled by New York dashers in order to be eligible for the DoorDash settlement:
- The NY Dashers who made the delivery between May 2017 and September 2019, and the customers gave them a tip.
- When they accept the delivery and complete it, DoorDash uses the tip to cover the guaranteed pay; in this way, the customer tip makes no difference to the dashers, whether the customer tipped more.
Payout Amount
The New York Attorney General has declared that DoorDash will pay $16.75 million to compensate the dashers who did not receive the tips that the customers paid when they completed the delivery.
The $16.7 million fund will be used to compensate the dashers; the OAG will determine the payout for the dashers based on deliveries they made during the settlement class period, and a tip. DoorDash used the tip to give the Dasher the guaranteed salary that they presented when they accepted the delivery.
The deliveries on which the dashers received the tip and did not get the tip will be utilized to compute the payout. However, if the Dasher’s pay comes out to be less than $10, the administrator will not issue any payment to the Dasher. The payout amount for each dasher may vary from one another, hence we can’t determine the payout per person of the settlement.
Injunctive Relief
With this settlement, the delivery platform, DoorDash, not only agreed to the payout or compensation for the dashers, but they also promised the following injunctive relief:
- The platform has agreed to review the payment model for the dasher to ensure that the tips customers paid to the dasher when they made the delivery will be entirely given to the dasher without influencing the guaranteed pay or contributing to the guaranteed pay confirmed when they accept the delivery.
- The platform offers complete transparency to the dashers and consumers, where they have promised to disclose the basic pay, tips paid by the customer, promotional bonuses, and others for every delivery.
- The platform also confirms that now the dashers can access their delivery history for at least 4 years, as earlier, they could only view the history for only five months, but not more than 200.
How to file a claim?
The dashers or drivers of DoorDash settlement who are eligible for the compensation can file the claim online or send the claim form offline to the administrator’s postal address. The class members can file the claim with the unique claim ID number they have received via the notice sent to you via mail or email.
The Attorney General authorised the process, and the class members can follow the following steps to complete the claim form online:
- You can visit the NY DoorDash settlement website at https://www.nydoordashsettlement.com/
- Next, click the Submit claim option and enter your unique Claim ID number to access the claim form.
- Once you submit the claim ID number, you can fill out the DoorDash settlement claim form and provide the evidence if needed.
- Next, click the Submit claim option and remember to save your confirmation code and filed claim form.
If you face any problem in filing your claim form, you can contact the Atticus administration at 1-800-270-1039 or email info@NYDoorDashSettlement.com, and make sure you file it before the deadline of 30 September 2025.