New York Metropolis Votes To Constitute Minimum Wage For Uber, Lyft Drivers

From United Press International, Dec. 4:

New York City's Taxi as well as Limousine Commission voted Tuesday inwards favor of establishing a minimum wage for app-dispatched drivers.

The metropolis became the starting fourth dimension inwards the the States to fix a minimum wage for drivers working for companies such equally Uber, Lyft, Juno as well as Via at $17.22 per hour.

"This first-time rule to shape a flooring for app driver lucre as well as give a pocket-sized starting fourth dimension heighten is a long fourth dimension inwards the making. It's the starting fourth dimension existent endeavour anywhere to halt app driver pay cuts, which is an Uber as well as Lyft concern utilization at the meat of poverty wages," New York Taxi Workers Alliance Executive Director Bhairavi Desai said in a statement. "Just equally it did amongst the vehicle cap, New York City is in i lawsuit once again passing landmark rule to protect workers inwards the unruly gig economy."

The $17.22 per lx minutes is $2.22 above the city's $15 per lx minutes minimum wage, accounting for contract drivers' payroll taxes as well as paid fourth dimension off....

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