Last month, New York City successfully passed a first-of-its-kind law that would give delivery app drivers a significant pay increase, bumping their hourly wage from an average of $11 per hour, to a minimum of $17.96 per hour, plus tips. That law was supposed to take effect on Wednesday, July 12, but a judge has issued a temporary restraining order which will keep it from happening — at least for now.
Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Nicholas Moyne signed off on the order on Friday, a day after DoorDash, Grubhub, Uber, and Relay filed lawsuits opposing the new legislation. “The court is going to issue an order temporarily enjoining the statute from being effective pending the hearing,” Moyne said, according to Bloomberg. “The court is issuing this temporary restraining order based on a concern of the possibility of irreparable harm, and to preserve the status quo.”
The four delivery platforms have multiple concerns about the new law, ranging from how it could affect their restaurants’ delivery areas, to arguing that drivers could be getting paid by more than one app simultaneously. A spokesperson for Uber said that its goal was to “work with the city and all stakeholders to figure out a minimum pay rule that doesn’t have devastating consequences for couriers, consumers and restaurants.”
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