An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo:Gizmodo explains the tipping policy that got DoorDash in hot water: "Through a system introduced in 2017, DoorDash can pay as little as $1 per delivery to a worker depending on the amount that a customer tips on the order. This system promises a guaranteed earning, for example, $8, that the dasher will make on a delivery. If a customer does not tip, DoorDash will pay out $1 plus the remaining $7 it takes to make up that promised wage. However, if a customer does tip, their money will be used to subsidize the worker's guaranteed pay. In other words, customers are essentially paying DoorDash -- not the delivery worker -- with their tip."DoorDash CEO Tony Xu said last week that the company would change its policy , but didn't get into specifics.