DoorDash Must Arbitrate Misclassification Suit, Couriers Say (1)

More than 2,200 DoorDash Inc. couriers want the on-demand delivery company to abide by the arbitration agreements it uses to thwart would-be litigants and also are suing to stop the company from issuing new agreements to the drivers.

The DoorDash couriers attempted to file individual arbitration claims that they’re misclassified as independent contractors, as opposed to employees entitled to overtime minimum wage and other benefits, under the agreement they signed before they could start making deliveries. They argue in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California that DoorDash refused to pay the filing fees required to start ...