Grubhub FTC refunds to diners and drivers settlement
Federal Trade Commission and People of the State of Illinois v. Grubhub Inc. and Grubhub Holdings Inc. (FTC refunds; not a class action)
Also known as FTC v. Grubhub; Grubhub diners; Grubhub drivers; Analytics Consulting; 1:24-cv-12923
The FTC said Grubhub misled drivers about pay and blocked diners from their accounts and gift cards.
Copied from the official notice. Last compared Nov 4, 2026.
- You could get
- A share of the fund $23.8 million fund, split among everyone who files.
Source
“Share of $23.8 million sent to drivers and diners”
From the administrator site: FTC refund page: Grubhub Refunds (dated August 2026). Last compared Nov 4, 2026.
- Payments
- Paid Payments issued; the settlement administrator (the company that handles claims) has not published the date. Has it paid yet? See payment status.
Source
“The FTC is sending 640,038 payments totaling more than $23.8 million to Grubhub drivers and diners harmed by the food delivery platform’s deceptive claims or misleading and unlawful conduct.”
From the administrator site: FTC refund page: Grubhub Refunds (dated August 2026). Last compared Nov 4, 2026.
- Claims
- No claim form needed
Source
“If you get a check, please cash it within 90 days. If you get a PayPal payment, please accept it within 30 days.”
From the administrator site: FTC refund page: Grubhub Refunds (dated August 2026). Last compared Nov 4, 2026.
- Who can file
- Grubhub diner or driver harmed, as chosen by the FTC
Source
“The FTC is sending 640,038 payments totaling more than $23.8 million to Grubhub drivers and diners harmed by the food delivery platform’s deceptive claims or misleading and unlawful conduct.”
From the administrator site: FTC refund page: Grubhub Refunds (dated August 2026). Last compared Nov 4, 2026.
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S.
Source
“The FTC is sending 640,038 payments totaling more than $23.8 million to Grubhub drivers and diners harmed by the food delivery platform’s deceptive claims or misleading and unlawful conduct.”
From the administrator site: FTC refund page: Grubhub Refunds (dated August 2026). Last compared Nov 4, 2026.
Quick answers
How much is the Grubhub FTC refunds to diners and drivers settlement payout?
A share of the fund. $23.8 million fund, split among everyone who files.
Do I need to file a claim for the Grubhub FTC refunds to diners and drivers settlement?
No claim form. Payment is automatic. If you get a check, cash it within 90 days. If you get a PayPal payment, accept it within 30 days.
When is the Grubhub FTC refunds to diners and drivers settlement payout date?
Payments issued; the administrator has not published the date.
Is the Grubhub FTC refunds to diners and drivers settlement legit?
The administrator is Federal Trade Commission, and the official site is www.ftc.gov. Real notices point there; if a link in a message goes anywhere else, do not use it.
The official site never asks you to pay to file.
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Case details
- Case
- Federal Trade Commission and People of the State of Illinois v. Grubhub Inc. and Grubhub Holdings Inc. (FTC refunds; not a class action)
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- Case number
- 1:24-cv-12923
- Administrator
- Federal Trade Commission
- Official site
- www.ftc.gov
- Settlement fund
- $24.8 million paid to the FTC under the order (a $140 million judgment, the rest suspended); the FTC is sending more than $23.8 million
- Full payout terms
- Share of $23.8 million sent to drivers and dinersPayment amounts are not stated; the FTC is sending 640,038 payments totaling more than $23.8 million, by check or PayPal.
Other dates
- Final approval granted
- From the court order we read.Date the court entered the Stipulated Order for Permanent Injunction, Monetary Judgment, and Other Relief (Dkt. 13, 'SO ORDERED this 31st day of December, 2024', Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins), read on the CourtListener copy. It is a court-entered FTC order, not approval of a class settlement. Source: court record
The court’s exact words
The FTC is sending 640,038 payments totaling more than $23.8 million to Grubhub drivers and diners harmed by the food delivery platform’s deceptive claims or misleading and unlawful conduct.
Quoted from the official notice. Read the notice for the full definition.
Our notes: This is not a class action. It is a Federal Trade Commission and Illinois Attorney General lawsuit that ended in a court-entered stipulated order. The FTC is paying Grubhub delivery drivers harmed by deceptive earnings claims and diners harmed by the company's conduct, such as being blocked from their accounts and unable to redeem gift cards. The FTC decides who is paid; its pages describe no claim form.
You may be included if you are a Grubhub diner or driver the FTC found was harmed by Grubhub’s deceptive claims or unlawful conduct.
It covers only people the FTC picked, paid by check or PayPal; this is an FTC case, not a class action.
Sources and checks (4)
Every fact people act on was copied from the official source and compared with it. How we check
- FTC refund page: Grubhub Refunds (dated August 2026) administrator site
- FTC press release, August 12, 2026: FTC Sends More than $23.8 Million to Drivers and Diners Harmed by Grubhub administrator site
- Stipulated Order for Permanent Injunction, Monetary Judgment, and Other Relief, N.D. Ill. No. 1:24-cv-12923, Dkt. 13 (CourtListener RECAP copy) court record
- CourtListener docket, FTC v. Grubhub Inc., N.D. Ill. 1:24-cv-12923 court record
What changedLast change Nov 4, 2026
- Payment-status page created. The court entered the FTC's stipulated order on December 31, 2024, and the FTC says it is sending 640,038 payments totaling more than $23.8 million to Grubhub drivers and diners. source document
Questions
I already filed. What now?
There is no claim form, so there was nothing to file. The administrator pays class members automatically, usually after final approval and any appeals. Never pay anyone to check on a payment.