San Francisco accuses DoorDash of misclassifying workers

A DoorDash Inc delivery person places an order into an insulated bag at a restaurant in Washington, D.C. The complaint filed by Boudin calls for San Francisco-based DoorDash to be compelled to re-classify delivery workers as employees and pay unspecified civil penalties. — Bloomberg

SAN FRANCISCO: San Francisco on June 16 filed a suit in California state court accusing DoorDash of illegally classifying gig workers who handle deliveries for the startup on-demand as contractors.

The complaint filed by district attorney Chesa Boudin calls for San Francisco-based DoorDash to be compelled to re-classify delivery workers as employees and pay unspecified civil penalties.