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Uber, Grubhub and DoorDash must pay NYC delivery workers an $18 minimum wage

www.engadget.com Uber, Grubhub and DoorDash must pay NYC delivery workers an $18 minimum wage

New York Acting Supreme Court Justice Nicholas Moyne rejected a bid by Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub to block a bill requiring a minimum wage for app-based delivery workers.

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Uber, Grubhub and DoorDash must pay NYC delivery workers an $18 minimum wage

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Uber, Grubhub and DoorDash must pay NYC delivery workers an $18 minimum wage

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But they can't make a profit if they can't exploit the workers essential to their business! Won't somebody please think of the corporations‽
- Someone might not be able to afford his secon yacht and that is a crime in america.
  
  Literally the death of the American dream.

So they removed tiping right? Right?
- Does anybody else remember when DoorDash was supposed to be tip-free?
- For the delivery driver probably… but not for the company, and then they probably raised the minimum tip.

I’m all for ending the exploitation of workers in this country, but I’m curious how this bill will pan out. One big part of someone doing contracted work is that they cannot be required to abide by specific work hours dictated by the company. As of now, these delivery people decide when they want to work. Will DoorDash now set specific hours for their drivers? Will drivers only get paid the hourly wage when actively on deliveries? There are a lot of details I’m curious about here

NYC delivery and food inflation costs ⬆️⬆️⬆️
- Paying people shit hasn't made prices fall

Is it higher than regular minimum wage? Sus.

What happens to all the people that lose their jobs due to this regulation. Are they better off?
- If a business cannot afford to pay its employees a living wage, that business does not deserve to exist.
  
  This is the real answer. If your business relies of billions in VC money every year to stay afloat, then you don’t have a sustainable business and probably shouldn’t keep doing what you’re doing. Last time I checked Uber eats has a negative margin on every order…
- Yes
- Considering wear and tear on their personal vehicles it’s likely a net positive.

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