Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub must pay their food delivery workers at least $17.96 an hour after losing their second attempt to block New York City’s minimum wage law targeting the app-based firms.
The ruling by a state appeals court Thursday forces the ubiquitous delivery services to either pay couriers the flat hourly rate of $17.96, plus tips, or pay per delivery at about 50 cents a minute.
The appeals court rejected efforts by the companies to overturn a September decision by New York Acting Supreme Court Justice Nicholas Moyne to allow the law to go into effect, mandating that Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub pay their gig workers the increased hourly rate, which will rise to nearly $20 in April 2025.
Mayor Eric Adams said the ruling was a “win for working New Yorkers,” calling the decision “a powerful tool to hold apps accountable.”
“Our delivery workers have consistently delivered for us — now, we are delivering for them,” Adams added.
The apps’…
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