New York City has filed a lawsuit against the food delivery app Motoclick and its CEO for allegedly violating NYC delivery worker laws, reinforcing the city’s crackdown on noncompliant delivery platforms. This legal action is part of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s city wide effort in holding all delivery apps accountable under the newly updated NYC delivery worker regulations.

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On January 15, Mayor Mamdani joined Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Sam Levine to announce strict enforcement of delivery worker protections. The announcement also included Deputy Mayor of Economic Justice Julie Su, and advocates from Worker’s Justice Project and Los Deliveristas Unidos.

DCWP revealed more than 20 worker complaints concerning stolen wages by a single delivery app company, prompting updates to existing delivery worker laws. These changes aim to strengthen wage transparency, tip accessibility, and overall stricter protections for NYC delivery workers.

Motoclick is accused of deliberately violating local delivery worker laws. According to DCWP, Motoclick and its CEO allegedly owe workers millions of dollars in unpaid wages. The city is seeking for a complete termination of Motoclick for failing to comply with the law.

DCWP also released a report revealing that design changes by other food delivery apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats caused delivery workers to lose more than $550 million in tips. As a result, NYC now mandates all delivery apps to include a tip option at checkout, ensuring workers are not deprived of gratuities.

Following the lawsuit, Mayor Mamdani and Commissioner Levine issued compliance warnings to more than 50 delivery app companies, reminding them to follow the updated delivery worker protection laws, which officially took effect on January 26.

“To those who think they can make a profit while stealing from their workers and breaking the law, make no mistake—we will have those workers’ backs each and every time,” — Mayor Zohran Mamdani

Deputy Mayor Julie Su emphasized that the lawsuit against Motoclick serves as a clear warning to the entire food delivery industry, noting that any company failing to comply with New York City’s worker protection laws should expect legal action.

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