DoorDash—DoorDash settled with NY Attorney General for discriminatory rejection of applicants with criminal histories
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement with DoorDash for routinely rejecting delivery worker applicants with criminal histories without fair assessment, in violation of state human rights and corrections laws and the NYC Fair Chance Act. In a one-year period, DoorDash rejected approximately 3,000 New York applicants based on their criminal history without considering the age of the applicant when the offense was committed, rehabilitation efforts, or time elapsed since the offense. Of 2,898 rejected applicants, 57 submitted appeals but DoorDash did not reverse any rejections.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice Reform | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| DEI Programs | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.221 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.59)× agency (negligent ×0.5)
Evidence (1 signal)
NY Attorney General announced settlement with DoorDash over discriminatory hiring based on criminal history
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement with DoorDash for routinely rejecting approximately 3,000 New York delivery worker applicants in one year based on criminal history, without fair individualized assessment as required by state human rights and corrections laws and the NYC Fair Chance Act. DoorDash rejected all 57 appeals submitted.