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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

New minimum pay rates for NYC app-based food delivery workers are delayed

Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

A judge Friday ordered New York City to temporarily delay new minimum pay standards for app-based food delivery workers, a day after being sued by Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub.

City officials recently announced plans to substantially increase earnings for those workers in the coming years to provide them with more financial stability. The law was set to take effect July 12 with an initial increased pay rate of $17.96 an hour.

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