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A food delivery worker stands with his bike
Success

Food-delivery workers are so fed up with bike theft they’re forming vigilante self-defense groups to ward off robberies

By Rommel H. Ojeda, Ambar Reyes, April Xu, Cedar Attanasio and The Associated Press
July 18, 2024
food delivery driver
Retail

DoorDash pledges crackdown on bad delivery drivers

By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press
July 9, 2024
Arise will pay $7 million to workers FTC says the gig company misled about how much money they could make on its platform
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Arise will pay $7 million to workers FTC says the gig company misled about how much money they could make on its platform

By Cathy Bussewitz and The Associated Press
July 3, 2024
Uber and Lyft will pay Massachusetts drivers a minimum $32.50 an hour—and give state $175 million—in settlement deal over wage violations
Finance

Uber and Lyft will pay Massachusetts drivers a minimum $32.50 an hour—and give state $175 million—in settlement deal over wage violations

By Steve LeBlanc and The Associated Press
June 28, 2024
A delivery driver on a scooter
Retail

Fury road: Cities are seizing illegal mopeds and scooters amid backlash against food delivery drivers

By Michael Casey and The Associated Press
June 8, 2024
Minnesota passes new driver pay minimums after Uber and Lyft threatened to leave Minneapolis over earlier bill
Politics

Minnesota passes new driver pay minimums after Uber and Lyft threatened to leave Minneapolis over earlier bill

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May 20, 2024
A DoorDash delivery in progress.
Commentary

Outdated laws prevent gig economy workers from getting benefits. This pilot program shows the path forward

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May 1, 2024
$122 Thai delivery and $26 to-go coffees: New wage laws meant to help gig workers are backfiring big-time
Commentary

$122 Thai delivery and $26 to-go coffees: New wage laws meant to help gig workers are backfiring big-time

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April 24, 2024
Photo of delivery person on a bicycle
Success

More people are taking on second jobs because they literally can’t afford not to

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April 6, 2024
Amazon
Retail

Amazon drivers are workers, Wisconsin Supreme Court rules in closely watched case

By Scott Bauer and The Associated Press
March 27, 2024
Deliveroo is spending an estimated $230,000 to give a handful of riders 15 hours of childcare—after years of lobbying to avoid paying sick leave, PTO, and pensions
Tech

Deliveroo is spending an estimated $230,000 to give a handful of riders 15 hours of childcare—after years of lobbying to avoid paying sick leave, PTO, and pensions

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March 18, 2024
Lyft, Uber Minneapolis
Success

Uber and Lyft say they’re done in Minneapolis because $15.57 minimum wage would be ‘unsustainable’

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March 14, 2024
Minneapolis
Success

Lyft and Uber are threatening to leave yet another city unless its mayor vetoes a minimum wage law

By Chloe Berger, Trisha Ahmed and The Associated Press
March 12, 2024
A food delivery courier working for Deliveroo Plc cycles through Piccadilly Circus in central London, UK.
Retail

EU to treat 5.5 million Deliveroo, Uber Eats, Bolt and other gig economy workers as employees after Belgium breaks deadlock

By Max Ramsay and Bloomberg
March 12, 2024
Gig platforms are limiting workers’ hours and making it more difficult to tip them as New York City rolls out new rules to ensure they make at least $18 an hour
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Gig platforms are limiting workers’ hours and making it more difficult to tip them as New York City rolls out new rules to ensure they make at least $18 an hour

By Cedar Attanasio and The Associated Press
March 6, 2024

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