A new rule regarding the minimum wage for app food delivery workers in New York City has led to DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber all filing lawsuits against the city. You know, just in case you thought ordering dinner was a simple, straightforward transaction. The new NYC law, which passed in June and was initially scheduled to take effect July 12 (more …
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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
Congressional leaders will be demanding answers from a powerful Big Tech titan that is subjecting millions of American diners to surprising new fees — without the consent or control of the restaurant owners who are providing the food service. The federal reaction comes after a FOX Business exclusive report on Tuesday about the outrage caused by a …
A rare move by DoorDash Inc. to offer hourly pay could make its drivers look more like employees under federal labor laws, according to employment attorneys, potentially prompting fresh legal questions about the independent contractor model’s use in the gig-economy. Tech companies that dominate the app-based industry, including DoorDash, classify the workers that provide their services as independent contractors, …
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Uber Technologies, DoorDash and other app-based food delivery companies filed lawsuits on Thursday seeking to strike down New York City’s novel law setting a minimum wage for delivery workers. The companies filed separate complaints in New York state court claiming the law, which takes effect July 12, is based on a misunderstanding of how the food delivery industry works. …
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DoorDash has been hit with a $1 billion class action lawsuit by a customer who alleges the delivery company charges customers on iPhones more than those on Androids. The lawsuit filed by Kameron Masters in Northern District of California on Wednesday said DoorDash disproportionately charges iPhone users more often than Android users for extra “expanded …
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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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HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A former high school coach’s cannabis delivery company will begin driving to Hartford County homes later this month, according to an announcement Thursday from the company. The company will deliver cannabis to both medical and recreational users. It will be the first recreational delivery service in Connecticut, according to the company. …
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WASHINGTON — New York City will implement a minimum pay rate for food delivery workers on apps like Uber Eats and DoorDash — marking a first for the U.S., officials said this week. The new rule could nearly triple average earnings for app-based delivery workers in the coming years. New York’s more than 60,000 delivery …
Uber and DoorDash have declared their workers to be independent contractors, but New York City still wants their delivery drivers to be paid like employees. Over the weekend, NYC Mayor Eric Adams declared that beginning July 12 the city is officially raising the minimum wage for its “app-based restaurant delivery workers” to $17.96 per hour from its current average …
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