DoorDash, Uber Eats hike fees in blue state city over delivery app minimum pay law
DASHDoorDash(DASH) Fox Business·2024-01-16 07:18

Seattle residents face higher delivery bills from services like DoorDash, Instacart and Uber Eats after a new law took effect that requires minimum payments to app-based workers who drive for those platforms. The Seattle City Council’s App-Based Worker Minimum Payment Ordinance took effect on Saturday and requires a minimum payment for workers based on the time worked and miles traveled for each offer. Companies must pay the greater of a minimum per-minute amount of 0.44andaminimumpermileamountof0.44 and a minimum per-mile amount of 0 ...