Winehole23
02-02-2026, 09:02 PM
Mamdani delivers
In a bombshell intervention, Zohran Mamdani and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection commissioner Sam Levine announced that three delivery apps (https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mayor-mamdani-announces--5-million-settlement--reinstatement-of-) will be forced to repay $4.6 million in wages held back from deliveristas (https://www.workersjustice.org/en/ldu), New York City’s app-based delivery workers.
According to NYC Streetblog (https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/30/the-mamdani-effect-three-delivery-apps-must-pay-5m-in-minimum-pay-settlement), the three main culprits being forced to settle are Uber Eats, Fantuan, and Hungry Panda. The three settlements were the result of a sweeping investigation into broader delivery app practices, which included GrubHub and DoorDash.
“The era of giant corporations juicing profits by underpaying workers is over,” Levine said in a statement. “I’m proud that this agency is not only returning full back pay, but is recovering damages and penalties to send a strong message that cheating workers will not be tolerated.”
Per the mayoral administration (https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mayor-mamdani-announces--5-million-settlement--reinstatement-of-), Uber Eats unfairly deactivated and underpaid thousands of workers between December 4, 2023, and September 2, 2024. It’s now being forced to pay $3,150,000 in worker relief penalties across over 48,000 workers, in amounts ranging from $8.79 to $276.15.
In addition, Uber Eats will have to pay the city of New York $350,000 in civil fines — a drop in the bucket compared to the $13.7 billion in revenue (https://www.businessofapps.com/data/uber-eats-statistics/) the company brought in throughout 2024, but a win for the worker-friendly administration (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/nyregion/nyc-mayors-labor-strikes.html) all the same.
https://futurism.com/future-society/mamdani-nyc-delivery-apps
In a bombshell intervention, Zohran Mamdani and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection commissioner Sam Levine announced that three delivery apps (https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mayor-mamdani-announces--5-million-settlement--reinstatement-of-) will be forced to repay $4.6 million in wages held back from deliveristas (https://www.workersjustice.org/en/ldu), New York City’s app-based delivery workers.
According to NYC Streetblog (https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/30/the-mamdani-effect-three-delivery-apps-must-pay-5m-in-minimum-pay-settlement), the three main culprits being forced to settle are Uber Eats, Fantuan, and Hungry Panda. The three settlements were the result of a sweeping investigation into broader delivery app practices, which included GrubHub and DoorDash.
“The era of giant corporations juicing profits by underpaying workers is over,” Levine said in a statement. “I’m proud that this agency is not only returning full back pay, but is recovering damages and penalties to send a strong message that cheating workers will not be tolerated.”
Per the mayoral administration (https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mayor-mamdani-announces--5-million-settlement--reinstatement-of-), Uber Eats unfairly deactivated and underpaid thousands of workers between December 4, 2023, and September 2, 2024. It’s now being forced to pay $3,150,000 in worker relief penalties across over 48,000 workers, in amounts ranging from $8.79 to $276.15.
In addition, Uber Eats will have to pay the city of New York $350,000 in civil fines — a drop in the bucket compared to the $13.7 billion in revenue (https://www.businessofapps.com/data/uber-eats-statistics/) the company brought in throughout 2024, but a win for the worker-friendly administration (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/nyregion/nyc-mayors-labor-strikes.html) all the same.
https://futurism.com/future-society/mamdani-nyc-delivery-apps