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Class Action

Mar. 6, 2026

Grubhub's $24.75M driver misclassification settlement moves toward approval

A federal judge signaled approval of Grubhub's $24.75 million settlement with California delivery drivers in a long-running misclassification lawsuit, pending minor notice revisions before the court schedules a final approval hearing.

Grubhub's $24.75M driver misclassification settlement moves toward approval
Shannon Liss-Riordan of Lichten & Liss-Riordan, PC

A U.S. magistrate judge pushed Grubhub's nearly $25 million class action settlement with its delivery drivers toward approval at a hearing Thursday after more than 10 years of litigation.

Grubhub has agreed to pay $24.75 million to settle the long-running action that claimed the company misclassified its California delivery drivers as independent contractors and failed to pay minimum wages, overtime and business expenses. Under the proposed agreement, the attorneys for the cl...

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