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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Postmates
Current Parent Company: Uber Technologies
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Penalty: $972,075
Year: 2021
Date: August 4, 2021
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: wage and hour violation
Violation Description: The Office of Labor Standards announced a settlement agreement for $972,075.89 with Postmates, a large food delivery network company. Postmates settled allegations under Seattle's Gig Worker Paid Sick and Safe Time (PSST) Ordinance by paying $949,815.49 in back wages, interest, liquidated damages, and civil penalties to 1,646 gig workers and $22,260.40 in fines to the City of Seattle.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Seattle (WA) Office of Labor Standards
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Washington
Facility City: Seattle
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: ride-sharing services
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.