Rideshare, Delivery Workers Demand Protections from App Companies
The last interaction Eva Zhao, 37, had with her husband, Zhiwen Yan, 45, was on April 30th at 6:30 p.m. when he dropped her off at home from the laundromat in Forest Hills that they ran together. He...
View ArticleNew York’s Delivery Workers One Step Closer to Earning $17.96 an Hour
Today, the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division ruled that New York City’s app-based food delivery workers’ minimum pay rate should take effect. The law, which is to be enforced by the...
View ArticleDelivery Workers Fear Mayor’s Plan to Regulate Industry Could Lead to...
As part of his State of the City address on Wednesday, Mayor Eric Adams announced an ambitious proposal to create a brand new city agency called the Department of Sustainable Delivery. The proposed...
View Article500 Complaints and Counting: Delivery Workers Say Apps Have Failed to Comply...
When New York City’s minimum wage law for app-based delivery workers came into effect in December, workers were guaranteed a minimum wage of at least $17.96 per hour. Yet advocates and delivery...
View ArticleNew York’s Delivery App Minimum Wage Law, Explained
Since New York City’s historic minimum wage law for app-based delivery workers came into effect last December, numerous labor issues have surfaced. Apps like Uber Eats and DoorDash have implemented...
View ArticleCity Data Shows Success of NY Minimum Wage for App Workers
On April 1, delivery workers across the city received a bump in pay to at least $19.56 per hour before tips, thanks to the second phase of New York City’s historic minimum wage law for app-based...
View ArticleNewly Arrived Migrants Encounter Hazards of Food Delivery on the Streets of...
This story is a collaboration with the Associated Press Brad Song thought he was about to get his e-bike stolen a second time in a less than a month after delivering an order for Chinese food app...
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