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Approved by 58% of California voters in 2020 and enacted the same year, Prop. 22 gave app-based gig workers some benefits but not full worker protections because the ballot initiative — which ...
But metrics such as this are just one aspect of delivery gig work that workers say feels like a traditional job. For example, one Chicago delivery worker told BI that he avoids Grubhub due to the ...
The ruling is a win for the industry as gig companies like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash Inc. poured more than $200 million into their 2020 campaign to preserve the core of their business models and ...
FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2020, file photo, the DoorDash app is shown on a smartphone in New York. ... Seattle City Council may revise delivery pay law following restaurant, gig worker pushback ...
Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash can continue classifying workers as contractors in California following a ruling from the state’s Supreme Court to uphold Prop 22. It’s a blow to gig workers in the state.
For example, a gig worker who spent five hours of active time and drove 32 miles would make $15.81 an hour — below the city's minimum wage — after accounting for expenses, they calculated.
Gig worker minimum wage in Seattle. ... Delivery companies like Uber Eats and DoorDash had tacked on a $5 fee to each order. Customers have told Mukherjee it’s become expensive to order out.
RELATED: Impacts of Seattle gig worker law felt outside the city. In response, Doordash is pushing for a complete repeal of the ordinance but added they are open to reevaluating their $5 fee.