{"id":1967656,"date":"2023-07-08T19:05:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T23:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-puts-a-halt-on-nycs-18-per-hour-delivery-worker-requirement\/"},"modified":"2023-07-08T19:05:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T23:05:59","slug":"judge-puts-a-halt-on-nycs-18-per-hour-delivery-worker-requirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-puts-a-halt-on-nycs-18-per-hour-delivery-worker-requirement\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC&#8217;s $18-per-hour delivery worker requirement halted by judge."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-puts-a-halt-on-nycs-18-per-hour-delivery-worker-requirement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1967656&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Judge Temporarily Halts New York City&#8217;s Minimum Wage Measure for Delivery Workers<\/h2>\n<p>A judge has issued a temporary stop to a New York City measure that required <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/food-delivery-service-booms-in-brazil-amid-pandemic\/\" title=\"Food delivery service booms in Brazil amid pandemic\">delivery workers<\/a> to be paid a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/under-trump-americans-have-seen-their-best-wage-growth-in-40-years\/\" title=\"Under Trump, Americans Have Seen Their Best Wage Growth In 40 Years\">minimum wage<\/a>. The policy aimed to implement an almost $18-per-hour wage, but lawsuits filed by companies employing these workers have brought the matter to court.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>New York State Supreme Court Judge Nicholas Moyne issued a preliminary injunction on Friday to prevent the law from taking effect next week. The lawsuits were filed jointly by DoorDash and Grubhub, and separately by Uber earlier this week.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The next hearing, scheduled for July 31, will allow both parties to present their arguments and for Moyne to decide whether the injunction should remain in place during the legal battle.<\/p>\n<h3>Impact of the Minimum Wage Measure<\/h3>\n<p>The minimum wage was set to increase to $18.96 per hour in April, and $19.96 per hour the following year. DoorDash and Grubhub have strongly opposed the measure, describing it as &#8220;drastic&#8221; and warning of immediate consequences. They argue that it would lead to a significant increase of over $5 per order for New York City consumers. Both companies believe this would ultimately result in reduced demand for their services and harm their reputations and finances.<\/p>\n<p>Uber, on the other hand, disputes the projected impact of the measure. The company estimates that the cost of orders would increase by almost $6, without accounting for inflation, and orders would decline by nearly 20 percent. Uber claims that the data used to support these projections is flawed, based on biased surveys and unrealistic expectations.<\/p>\n<h3>Conflicting Views<\/h3>\n<p>Mayor Eric Adams (D) supports the minimum-wage move, arguing that it provides necessary support to delivery drivers. However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-puts-a-halt-on-nycs-18-per-hour-delivery-worker-requirement\/\" title=\"NYC's -per-hour delivery worker requirement halted by judge.\">food delivery companies directly oppose<\/a> the measure and argue against its implementation.<\/p>\n<p>Uber also emphasizes the importance of implementing the policy correctly, prioritizing accuracy over speed.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A judge has halted a NYC measure mandating a minimum wage for delivery workers. The policy, which set an hourly wage of nearly $18, was suspended due to lawsuits filed by companies employing these workers. 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