Effective immediately, city officials announced Monday that New York City’s minimum pay rate for app-based restaurant delivery workers will increase to at least $19.56 per hour, including tips.
This new hourly wage, reflects 2024 graduated rate of $18.96 and an inflation adjustment of 3.15%, compared to an average of only $5.39 per hour before the implementation of this wage law began.
When the tariff is fully implemented on April 1, 2025, this workforce will earn at least $19.96 per hour, adjusted for inflation.
Since the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) began enforcing the minimum payment rate in December 2023, applications They have paid the city’s delivery drivers $16.3 million more per weekan increase of 165%, for a total of an additional $847.6 million per year.
“The new scheduled salary increase means that we are fulfilling our promises to more than 60,000 app-based delivery workers in our city and guaranteeing that they will receive compensation, in accordance with the country’s first minimum wage law,” he explained. María Torres-Springer, Vice Mayor of Housing and Economic Development.
A long journey
In June 2023, Mayor Eric Adams’ administration announced the final minimum wage rule, which went into effect on July 12, 2023, following a months-long rulemaking process that included two public hearings and thousands of comments. public.
The main delivery applications sued the City, trying to prevent the minimum payment rate from taking effect.
In September, the New York State Supreme Court ruled in favor of the municipality, allowing enforcement of the minimum wage to begin. $17.96.
The tech companies appealed the State Supreme Court ruling, and in late November, the Appellate Division of the First Judicial Department denied this request, clearing the way for the DCWP begin enforcing the minimum payment rate.
Protect your rights
In light of this announcement, any delivery driver who has questions about the minimum wage or any of their other employment rights, you must contact DCWP.
“The minimum payment rate has had a enormous success in increasing the wages of delivery workers and provide them with greater means to support themselves and their families,” he recalled. Volda Vera MayugaDCWP Commissioner.
Delivery workers can visit the DCWP Third Party Food Delivery Services o call 311 and say “delivery worker” for more information on the minimum pay rate.
Deliverers can also submit questions, or file complaints related to the minimum pay rate or other laws, in several languages, online or by calling 311.
“As we celebrate this milestone that formally recognizes the enormous contribution of application delivery workers“We are proud to see that the minimum wage provides real benefits to these essential workers, while maintaining strong results for restaurants,” he highlighted. Ligia Guallpa, director of the Labor Justice Project.
2024-04-01 21:43:15
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