If You Are or Were a Postmates Courier in California at Some Point Between June 3, 2017, and January 1, 2021, You May Be Entitled to Payments from a Postmates Delivery Services Class Action Settlement.
Postmates, Inc. (“Postmates”), which operates a goods and food delivery service, has reportedly agreed to a class action settlement of several lawsuit filed against it in the Superior Court of California, styled Rimler, et al. v. Postmates Inc., San Francisco Superior Court Case No. CGC-18-567868 and Postmates Classification Cases, San Francisco Superior Court Case No. CJC-20-005068, alleging, among other things, that Postmates violated California law, including by misclassifying couriers as independent contractors, failing to reimburse couriers’ allegedly necessary business expenses, and failing to pay minimum wages and overtime.
Postmates reportedly denies that it violated the law in any way, denies couriers were, or are, employees, and denies that the lawsuit is appropriate for class treatment for any purpose other than the settlement.
Who Is Included In The Postmates Class Action Settlement?
The Postmates class action settlement reportedly includes, unless otherwise excluded, the following settlement class:
Any and all individuals who entered into an agreement with Postmates to use the Postmates platform as an independent contractor to offer delivery services to customers, and used the Postmates platform as an independent contractor courier to accept or complete at least one delivery in California during the Settlement Period [June 3, 2017 through January 1, 2021].
What Settlement Benefits Does The Postmates Delivery Services Courier Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Provide?
Under the Postmates delivery services courier class action lawsuit settlement, Postmates has agreed to pay $32,000,000 to the Settlement Class to settle the lawsuit, which reportedly includes payments to Settlement Class Members totaling approximately $17,790,000 (including a $250,000 Dispute Resolution Fund), attorneys’ fees and costs not to exceed $10,560,000 for class counsel, administration expenses of $945,000, $4,000,000 for PAGA penalties, of which 75% ($3,000,000) will be paid to the State of California and 25% ($1,000,000) will be paid to the Settlement Class Members, ans awards not to exceed $5,000 each to the class representatives or representative plaintiffs.
The amount of Postmates class members’ payments will reportedly be calculated proportionally based on estimated miles driven while completing deliveries through the Postmates application (but no less than $10).
In order to receive payments, Postmates class members must submit claim forms by November 2, 2021.
Where Can You Obtain More Information About The Postmates Class Action Settlement?
For more information about the Postmates class action settlement, write to Settlement Administrator, Rimler v. Postmates, Inc., P.O. Box 26170, Santa Ana, CA 92799, call 1 (866) 608-5829, email info@PostmatesCaliforniaSettlement.com or visit the Postmates class action settlement website at https://www.postmatescaliforniasettlement.com/