(NEW YORK CITY) - The Mamdani Administration is asking a Federal Court to block a Delivery App from operating in New York City, alleging the company paid Workers as little as $3.67 an hour in violation of the City's Minimum Wage Laws. The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) and the City's Law Department have filed a motion seeking a preliminary injunction that would prohibit Patio Delivery Incorporated, which operates under the name Motoclick, from continuing to do business in the City unless it complies with the City's Delivery Worker pay requirements. The filing marks the first time DCWP has sought a preliminary injunction to enforce New York City's Delivery Worker Protections. "Paying New York Delivery Workers poverty wages is not only wrong - it's illegal," DCWP Commissioner Samuel Levine said. "DCWP is asking the Court to shut Motoclick down unless and until it comes into compliance. New York will not allow this company to continue underpaying New Yorkers.” The motion stems from a lawsuit the City filed against Motoclick in January, alleging the company systematically underpaid Workers and took fees from their earnings. According to the City, Motoclick's own reports submitted to DCWP showed Workers earning between $3.67 and $4.67 an hour in May - far below the required minimum of $22.13 an hour. The City estimates the company and its Chief Executive Officer, Juan Pablo Salinas Salek, owe Workers millions of dollars in unpaid wages.

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