Uber (UBER) has begun locking New York City drivers out of its app during periods of low demand to fight a minimum wage rule and Lyft (LYFT) is now threatening to do the same, Evan Gorelick of Bloomberg reports. Some drivers now say their wages have fallen as much as 50%. A six-year-old pay rule in New York requires firms like Uber and Lyft to pay drivers for the idle time between rides. The lockouts aim to limit how much non-passenger time drivers are able to log and be paid for. Lockouts occur unpredictably and some episodes last for over an hour.
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