DoorDash will pay almost $17 million to settle claims it unfairly used tips to subsidize delivery workers' wages in New York.

"Customers were misled into believing their tips would directly benefit Dashers," the attorney general's office said in a news release.

The ubiquitous food delivery app DoorDash will pay almost $17 million to settle claims that it unfairly used customer tips to subsidize the wages of its delivery workers in New York, rather than letting drivers keep the tips on top of their guaranteed pay,

NY AG Letitia James called DoorDash's controversial practice “fundamentally unfair” since it wasn't clear workers had to use tips for wages.

As Attorney General James stated, the settlement resulted from DoorDash misleading consumers and its delivery workers, known as “dashers,” by using the tips intended for them to subsidize the dasher’s guaranteed pay.

A New York probe found DoorDash secretly used tips to offset delivery worker salaries, New York Attorney General Letitia James said.

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday announced a $16.8 million settlement between DoorDash and its delivery drivers to recoup tips. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has announced a $16.75 million settlement with DoorDash after an investigation found that the company misled both c

The figure is part of a settlement announced Monday by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who found that customers were misled to believe that their tips would directly benefit delivery drivers.

DoorDash has agreed to pay nearly $17 million to settle claims it shorted thousands of delivery workers out of tip money paid by customers, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Monday. Some 60,

New York's attorney general announced a $16.75 million settlement with DoorDash after it used drivers’ tips to subsidize their guaranteed pay.

New York AG Letitia James announced she secured $16.75 million in reimbursement for DoorDash employees after an investigation into wage theft.