"The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, targets Local Law 124, which essentially acts to include grocery delivery companies in Local Laws 107, 108, 113 and 123, which were passed to improve working conditions and wages for restaurant delivery workers under companies like UberEats and Doordash by raising the minimum wage for those workers to $21.44/hour, changing the way tipping options are presented to consumers and increasing record-keeping requirements for companies."
"Instacart argues it shouldn't be lumped in with requirements for restaurant delivery companies because their grocery delivery model is different and because the laws will require the company to pay workers for time they are on-call, they will reduce flexibility for their workers. Because on-call time will become a compensable input in calculating shopper pay, Instacart will no longer be able to allow unlimited, open access to the platform without incurring significant new costs, the company argues."
Instacart filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking to block Local Law 124 from taking effect. Local Law 124 incorporates grocery delivery companies into Local Laws 107, 108, 113 and 123, which set a $21.44/hour minimum for delivery workers, change tip presentation, and expand record-keeping. Instacart contends that including grocery deliveries is inappropriate because the grocery model differs from restaurant delivery and because requiring pay for on-call time will increase costs and reduce worker flexibility. Instacart warns the city-mandated changes would force an overhaul of its platform and business model.
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