Takeaways

• The New York City Council passed several bills providing additional protections to app-based food delivery workers, including entitling a larger number of delivery workers to the $21.44 minimum pay-rate.
• App-based grocery delivery workers are among those included in the expanded coverage.
• Some food and grocery delivery companies have voiced strong pushback and urged the Council to reconsider these bills.

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The New York City Council has passed a several bills that would extend pay and other protections to many more app-based delivery workers and entitle them to a minimum pay-rate of $21.44 per hour.

In December 2023, New York City became the first major U.S. city to implement a minimum pay-rate for app-based delivery workers. (See New York City’s Pay Protections for App-Based Workers Upheld, Allowed to Go into Effect for more information.) This enactment followed debates among elected officials and delivery app companies about the principles underlying the law due to concerns that the law would result in increased prices, the elimination of jobs, reduced tipping, less flexibility for workers to choose shifts, and other adverse outcomes.

After several scheduled minimum pay-rate increases for app-based delivery workers, as of April 1, 2025, the minimum pay-rate is $21.44 per hour.

On July 14, 2025, the New York City Council passed the following bills to provide food delivery workers additional pay protections and broaden the coverage to include minimum...

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