Delivery Driver Starts Own Business After Seattle Wage Law Cuts Orders
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Tony Illes was a delivery driver seeing little work after Seattle passed a minimum wage law for gig workers. He started his own delivery business, Tony Delivers.
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The wage law led UberEats, DoorDash to add fees to offset higher driver costs. This reduced consumer demand, cutting orders and driver earnings.
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Seattle has passed ordinances to support gig worker rights. Companies claim over-regulation threatens businesses, drivers.
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Delivery apps blame lost revenue on the law, while drivers fault lack of transparency from the companies.
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Illes launched his transparent, local delivery business to build customer trust and consistency, capitalizing on apps' reputational issues.