Instacart and San Diego City Attorney MaraWElliot reach settlement in gig worker lawsuit. The settlement will provide restitution payments for around 308,000 people who worked for Instacart, and were improperly classified as independent contractors.
SAN DIEGO – A settlement reached between the San Diego City Attorney’s Office and grocery delivery company Instacart will provide restitution payments for around 308,000 people who worked for the company in California who city officials say were improperly classified as independent contractors, it was announced Monday.
The judgment will cover those who worked as Instacart “shoppers” between September 2015 and December 2020, with restitution funds divvied out based on the number of hours each person worked over that time period. San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliot said, “We are pleased to get justice for these delivery workers, who, at the height of COVID-19, provided an invaluable service to California households.”
“We’re pleased to have reached an agreement with the city of San Diego. Instacart has always properly classified shoppers as independent contractors, giving them the ability to set their own schedule and earn on their own terms,” the company’s statement read. “We remain committed to continuing to serve our customers across California while also protecting access to flexible earnings opportunities for Instacart shoppers.
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