San Francisco’s district attorney is suing DoorDash for alleged unfair business practices (via EaterSF)
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The unit is led by Assistant District Attorney Scott Stillman, who said today that DoorDash — a seven-year-old food delivery company that— has systematically misclassified its delivery drivers by claiming that they are gig workers when, in fact, they are employees of the company and are therefore deserving of worker protections like minimum wage, overtime pay, sick leave, and protection from discrimination.
It’s likely that at this point, a reader familiar with San Francisco’s robust gig economy is wondering why, out of all companies, it was DoorDash that attracted Boudin’s attention. When asked that, Boudin declined to answer, saying that he couldn’t given “the potential for ongoing and open investigations.” However, he said, “What I can tell you is that...we did not bring ADA Stillman on to file just one lawsuit.
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