Posted 3/15/2024, 9:44:39 PM
Uber and Lyft Threaten to Leave Minneapolis Over Minimum Wage Law for Drivers
- Uber and Lyft threaten to suspend service in Minneapolis over city's minimum wage law for drivers
- Law would require companies to pay drivers minimum of $1.40/mile and $0.51/minute to ensure $15.57 wage after expenses
- Mayor vetoed initial bill, but city council overrode mayoral veto of latest measure
- Lyft says it will halt operations May 1 when law takes effect; Uber calls law "deeply flawed"
- Labor advocates say drivers deserve living wage and companies are "acting like petulant children"
