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DoorDash Launches Benefits Program for Pennsylvania Delivery Drivers

DoorDash Inc. is paying its delivery couriers in Pennsylvania additional money for a limited time to cover some benefits that are normally reserved for full-time employees. DoorDash will make monthly contributions starting in July into an individual savings account managed …

Attacks on Delivery Drivers Raise Safety Concerns Among Gig Workers

A homeowner fired shots at a couple’s car when they mistakenly turned onto his property while making an Instacart delivery. A Florida man was charged with killing and dismembering an Uber Eats delivery driver who brought food to his home. …

New Jersey Liquor Board Readies Permits for Home Delivery of Alcoholic Drinks

New Jersey recently announced a permitting process that allows third-party delivery services like DoorDash, Instacart, and Amazon Flex to deliver alcoholic beverages – including cocktails “to go” – from restaurants, bars, and liquor stores to customers’ doorsteps. The permit, authorized …

Massachusetts High Court Nixes Gig Worker Ballot Measure Sought by Uber, Lyft

Transportation and delivery network companies including Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart have been dealt a setback in Massachusetts as the state’s high court has rejected their ballot proposals that sought to both cement their app-based drivers’ status as independent contractors …

Seattle Considering Measures to Address Gig Worker Pay, Rights

The Seattle City Council is voting on the first in a series of policies that would ask app-based companies like food delivery services to improve wages, transparency and other working conditions for gig workers. The Seattle Times reports if the …

Grubhub, Uber Eats, Postmates Must Face Diners’ Lawsuit Over U.S. Restaurant Prices

A U.S. judge on Wednesday said Grubhub, Uber Eats and Postmates must face an antitrust lawsuit by diners who accused them of driving up menu prices by exploiting their dominance in meal deliveries during the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. District Judge …

DoorDash Paying $5M in San Francisco Worker Misclassification Probe

Delivery company DoorDash Inc. is paying more than $5 million to settle an investigation by San Francisco into alleged labor law violations, with the bulk of the money going to delivery workers, the city attorney said on Monday. DoorDash will …

California Voters Back Ballot Measure Treating Gig Drivers as Contractors

Uber, Lyft and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services spent $200 million in a winning bet to circumvent California lawmakers and the courts to preserve their business model by keeping drivers from becoming employees eligible for benefits and job protections. …