The company will pay $16.75 million in restitution that will be distributed to DoorDash workers who made deliveries between May 2017 and September 2019 in New York.

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    Wage theft is considered a civil offense in most jurisdictions, not a criminal. It’s by design, things like arrests and prosecution can only happen for criminal charges.

    I think NY only very recently made wage theft classify as a larceny offense, under some circumstances.

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      I ain’t doubting you 'cuz what do I know, but making wage theft only a civil, not criminal offense, is just another example of a system stacked for the wealthy and against real people.