NYC cutting proposed minimum pay rate for app-based food delivery workers

New York City has cut its proposed minimum pay rate for app-based food restaurant delivery workers to $19.96 an hour by 2025 from an earlier proposal of $23.82 an hour by 2025, the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection stated in a notice of a public hearing and opportunity to comment on its proposed rules. The DCWP is proposing to add rules establishing methods for determining the minimum payments that must be made to a food delivery worker by a third-party food delivery service or third-party courier service, the notice stated. The new proposal calls for a slightly higher 2023 rate of $17.96 per hour, versus earlier proposal of $17.87. Companies that offer food delivery services that could be impacted by the new rules include Uber (UBER), DoorDash (DASH) and Just Eat Takeaway.com (JTKWY). Reference Link