A new rule regarding the minimum wage for app food delivery workers in New York City has led to DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber all filing lawsuits against the city. You know, just in case you thought ordering dinner was a simple, straightforward transaction.
The new NYC law, which passed in June and was initially scheduled to take effect July 12 (more on that later), requires that workers for third-party delivery apps be paid a minimum of $17.96 per hour (before tips), a significant increase from the current average of $7.09. This minimum hourly rate would also increase to $19.96 in April 2025, per the new law. App companies such as DoorDash and Uber can either pay delivery workers this minimum hourly wage or pay workers 50 cents for every minute of their trip.
“Our delivery workers have consistently delivered for us — now, we are delivering for them,” said New York City Mayor Eric Adams in a statement announcing the new minimum wage. In response to the passage of the new law, DoorDash and Grubhub filed a joint lawsuit in the New York Supreme Court and Uber filed its own lawsuit separately in the same court.
The food delivery app companies are arguing in their respective filings that the new rule will actually harm delivery workers more than it will help them.
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