New York City sets an $18 per hour minimum wage for food delivery workers

New York is about to become the first city in the United States to mandate a minimum wage for food delivery workers. Starting next month , delivery apps, including Uber Eats and GrubHub, will be required to pay their workers $17.96 per hour, plus tips, by July 12th. Then, by 2025, the city will mandate Uber, GrubHub and other players in the space pay delivery workers $19.96 per hour, with adjustments for inflation to follow thereafter. The minimum wage in New York City is $15 per hour. By settin...