New York City’s delivery fee cap is hampering the potential sale of Grubhub, owner Just Eat Takeaway.com (JET) said Wednesday. The cap, which limits third-party delivery commissions to 20% of the order total, is currently under review by the City Council and the subject of a lawsuit from Grubhub, DoorDash and Uber Eats. Its uncertain …
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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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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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WASHINGTON (7News) — The D.C. Council this week has passed an emergency bill that offers restaurants relief against high delivery app fees. After being amended and adjusted, the legislation passed unanimously. Third-party companies like GrubHub, DoorDash and Uber Eats offer restaurants delivery package plans that range from 15% to 30%. In March, after the city’s 15% …
Getting that pizza delivered could cost $5 to $7 more if the city adopts a new pay rate for delivery-app workers. A controversial proposal by the city Department of Consumer and Worker Protection would hike pay for GrubHub, UberEats, and DoorDash delivery workers far past the $15 minimum wage. Under one plan, deliverers would be …
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A Massachusetts Superior Court ruled Thursday that Grubhub had overcharged for its delivery services early in the pandemic by tacking a credit-card processing fees onto the maximum commission permitted by the state on to-go orders. The decision came in a lawsuit filed against Grubhub by the Massachusetts attorney general’s office in July 2021. The action …
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Dive Brief: Dive Insight: Uber Eats, Grubhub and DoorDash all advocated for the city to cut its proposed base pay to account for so-called multi-apping, or the periods of time when delivery workers are logged in to multiple delivery apps, according to the new rule. The DCWP reduced its proposed total pay by $3.60 and also reduced …
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At the height of the pandemic, numerous US cities from New York to Las Vegas cracked down on the commission fees food delivery companies charged restaurants. Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Grubhub charged as much as 30% per order. Restaurants saw food-delivery apps as a lifeline when their dining rooms were closed, but they also complained …
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Just Eat Takeaway (AS:TKWY) shares climbed towards the top of the pan-European Stoxx 600 on Monday after analysts at ING said they expect the Amsterdam-listed food delivery service to post strong returns in 2023. In a note to clients, the analysts predicted that Just Eat may report “quite significant profit” this year, citing the impact …
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