The administration of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani sued food delivery app Motoclick on Thursday for allegedly stealing millions of dollars from its workers’ paychecks.
The lawsuit, filed by New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, alleges Motoclick is engaging in deceptive business practices by charging employees a $10 fee for canceled orders and deducting the entire cost of refunded orders from their pay. The department estimates Motoclick and its chief executive owe millions in stolen pay and damages.
Mamdani’s administration is seeking to shut down the app in the city.
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“Motoclick and its CEO tricked New Yorkers into working for their platform with false promises and then stole their tips and earnings – sometimes even driving workers into debt,” DCWP Commissioner Samuel Levine
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