Food delivery service DoorDash came under fire in recent months for its practice of skimming tips from independent-contractor delivery drivers, a practice it may now change according to statements from the CEO. The service operates through an app which guarantees drivers a specific payment amount for each delivery, depending on region, driving distance, and other factors. On the customer end, a delivery fee is applied atop the cost of whatever food they ordered, but there is also an option to tip. However, DoorDash would not pay those tips to the…
An agreement was reached on Friday in a case of age discrimination between Google and numerous job seekers, settling out of court for $11 million. The suit was initially brought by a woman, Cheryl Fillekes, who is over 40 years old and who had been interviewed four times over seven years, and claimed that she had never been hired despite her qualifictions due to her age. Two hundred and twenty-seven job candidates later joined her class-action suit. Google denies having discriminated against these candidates, stating that their aptitude for the…