Overview
- The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection alleges Motoclick charged couriers $10 for canceled orders and deducted refunded order amounts from their pay.
- The filing states Motoclick and its chief executive owe workers millions of dollars in stolen wages and damages.
- DCWP Commissioner Samuel Levine said the city will seek to shut the company down and hold executives accountable.
- The agency sent compliance notices to delivery platforms, including Instacart and Grubhub, in advance of the new city laws taking effect on January 26.
- Earlier this week, City Hall released a report accusing DoorDash and Uber Eats of tipping practices that reduced workers’ earnings by more than $550 million.