Madison-based online food ordering and delivery service EatStreet Inc. will lay off 26 Wisconsin delivery drivers as it begins contracting drivers from third parties instead of employing them directly. The layoffs will begin around Aug. 21, according to information EatStreet filed with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development earlier this month. more
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EatStreet to lay off 26 drivers amid shift to third-party delivery services
MADISON, Wis. — Madison-based food delivery platform EatStreet plans to lay off more than two dozen of its drivers as it shifts to using third-party delivery services. In a notice filed with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development on Wednesday, the company said it anticipates laying off 26 employees as part of the move. Those …
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EatStreet Drivers Win Final Nod for $1.2 Million Wage Suit Deal
EatStreet Inc. and food-delivery drivers who say the company improperly used their tips to meet minimum wage obligations secured final approval for a settlement worth more than $1.2 million. But the company has warned it might not be able to pay. The deal includes more than $413,000—one third of the total settlement fund—in attorneys’ fees …
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Wage Theft By EatStreet
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Madison food delivery giant EatStreet predicts insolvency, foreclosure
In a federal court filing last Friday, Madison-based food delivery company EatStreet said it can no longer pay $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit brought by workers, and is likely headed for insolvency and foreclosure. Workers’ attorneys question that claim. The court filing marks the latest development in a years-long class action lawsuit brought by …
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EatStreet Delivery Drivers Win Nod for $1.2 Million Settlement
Delivery drivers who say EatStreet Inc. improperly used their tips to meet minimum wage obligations may move forward with a $1.24 million deal resolving the dispute, a federal judge in Wisconsin said. The latest settlement clarifies state-law class and Fair Labor Standards Act collective definitions and adequately demonstrates fairness, fixing problems that caused the US District Court …
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Ghost kitchen, grocery concepts under EatStreet ghosted employees, abruptly closing shop
EatStreet, the Madison-based online food-ordering company, abruptly closed HungerHub, a commercial kitchen and grocery concept it started late last year with three Madison “hubs.” HungerHub’s main outlet was at 422 State St., in Forkful Market by EatStreet, with others on Whitney Way on the West Side, and Pflaum Road on the East Side. Shanna Pacifico, …
Solving third-party delivery problems with sights set on Uber Eats, Grubhub and DoorDash
When an online app used for ordering takeout kept listing the menus of his Salvatore’s Tomato Pies restaurants without his consent, owner Patrick DePula became irritated. “Even though we would tell them to take the menus down, they would go away, then come back,” DePula said. Third-party food delivery services such as Grubhub, DoorDash, Uber …
Watch now: EatStreet opens virtual convenience store on State Street that delivers to the Downtown
Absent are lottery tickets, smokes and beer. Aisles, shelves and even a cash register are nowhere to be found. Instead, shopping at Madison’s newest convenience store is done online or through an app. Most customers choose delivery, but for those who live or work nearby, there is a storefront. It’s essentially a vestibule at 420 …
EatStreet doubles drivers, adds 200 restaurants in Madison amid pandemic
Madison-based food delivery company EatStreet more than doubled its revenue last year, doubled its driver base in Madison and added about 200 area restaurants to its app. But CEO Matt Howard said driving business to the restaurants themselves was the most important part of his company. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced tens of thousands of …
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