2y ago

Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub sue New York City over $18 minimum-wage law

www.engadget.com Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub sue New York City over $18 minimum-wage law | Engadget

Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub are suing for an injunction to stop New York City's new $18 minimum wage law for food delivery app workers..

When faced with the prospects of actually paying workers a far wage, these companies are doing everything they can to prevent it. Says a lot about their priorities.

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2y ago

Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub sue New York City over $18 minimum-wage law

www.engadget.com /uber-doordash-and-grubhub-sue-new-york-city-over-18-minimum-wage-law-103531552.html

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"How are we supposed to pay slave wages if you force us to treat our ~~employees~~ independent contractors with a minimum level of decency? Think of the venture capital that could be lost if we don't become profitable!"
Glad to see these companies are flailing. If you can't afford to pay a minimum wage that keeps up with inflation then your company shouldn't exist.
- They’ll just do what they did in Cali and change the NY constitution to redefine “employee”
- So many tech companies use the independent contractor thing to get around having to pay taxes and provide benefits. It's pretty fucking gross

Yeah, fuck those companies. Though I did love back when Grubhub was constantly cranking out these ridiculous offers to lure customers in. That was kinda nice...
- Same with skip, I remember there being 40-60% off coupons when they first started in my city.

I mean, it makes complete sense that they're fighting this hard once you realize their business models are only remotely viable because they exploit the fuck out of their workers.

Oh how I want to see this completely fail. And more importantly to see the steam coming out of their ears when it does.

The linked WaPo article has a little more detail. Here's the core of it:
DoorDash and Grubhub argue in a joint lawsuit that the rule is based on “inherently biased and unreliable survey data” and would hurt delivery drivers rather than help them.
If the rule goes through, the companies say, the increased costs would be passed on to consumers, which would result in fewer customers for delivery workers to deliver to and “injure its goodwill within the industry,” according to court filings.
In a separate lawsuit, Uber said the increased minimum wage would hurt local restaurants because the higher costs could dissuade customers from ordering.

I can’t even imagine being that fucking evil.

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