A LAWSUIT settlement has generated millions of dollars in one-time payments going out to thousands of shoppers.
Instacart, a popular app-based grocery delivery company, agreed to pay $46.5million to some customers after the settlement.
A lawsuit filed by San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliot alleged that Instacart misclassified its shoppers.
Instacart calls its employees shoppers.
Instacart shoppers were classified as independent contractors between September 13, 2015, and December 15, 2020, the lawsuit said.
Elliot argued in the filing that the shoppers should have been labeled as employees, guaranteeing more worker benefits in California.
Instacart didn't admit any wrongdoing in the agreement.
The company agreed to pay $46.5million in a settlement with the attorney.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE
Instacart shoppers who worked for the service between September 13, 2015, and December 15, 2020, in California may be eligible for a portion of the settlement.
The size of the payout will be proportional to the hours California Instacart shoppers worked in that time.
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Each verified claimant will receive at least $10.
Instacart shoppers have until August 31, 2023, to file a claim.
Shoppers with a valid claim should submit here.
OTHER ONE-TIME PAYMENTS
Millions of Americans may be eligible for direct payments from other corporate brands.
Delta agreed to a settlement after customers accused the airline of refusing to provide refunds to customers on canceled flights during the Covid pandemic.
The company strongly refuted the claims, but agreed to an undisclosed sum to settle the lawsuit.
"Since the beginning of 2020 we’ve refunded over 11 million tickets totaling $6 billion, of which 20 percent took place in 2022," a Delta spokesperson told The U.S. Sun.
"In the settlement agreement from May 2023, Delta does not admit or acknowledge it failed to follow its contract of carriage or that it failed to provide refunds in accordance with its contract of carriage."
The U.S. Sun reports on other one-time payments - here is a settlement a t-shirt company agreed to.
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Also, restaurant-goers at this popular chain restaurant may be eligible for a payment.
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