This afternoon the City Council gave final approval to an ordinance establishing a minimum wage standard for Uber and Lyft drivers, after passing it out of committee last week.
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Council advances minimum wage ordinance for Uber,Lyft drivers out of committee
This afternoon, the City Council’s Finance and Housing Committee voted out of committee the “Fair Share” ordinance establishing a minimum compensation rate for Uber and Lyft drivers in Seattle.
Continue readingMayor announced proposed minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers
This afternoon, Mayor Jenny Durkan unveiled her administration’s proposal for a minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers, largely following the recommendations of the consultants the city hired to analyze the TNC driver labor market.
Continue readingThe war heats up over Seattle’s attempts to regulate Uber and Lyft drivers’ pay
Back in April, it seemed the City of Seattle had finally made peace with Uber and Lyft; after years of legislation and lawsuits, they settled in court and all parties agreed to work together to determine a fair compensation standard for TNC drivers. Sadly, it was not to last: earlier this month a new skirmish broke out, with dueling studies, academic cat-fighting, and some big policy questions coming to the forefront.
Continue readingThe Fare Share legislation: a close read
Last week the Mayor’s Office officially transmitted to the City Council its “Fare Share” legislation, imposing a tax on Uber and Lyft rides and enforcing a minimum wage for drivers. A close read of the bills reveals some interesting details and nuances.
Continue readingMayor proposes increasing tax on Uber & Lyft rides, minimum wage for drivers
(update below) Tomorrow morning, Mayor Durkan will unveil another of her 2020 budget initiatives: increasing the tax on Uber and Lyft rides in the city. In combination with that, she will announce a proposal to institute a minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers. Mayor Jenny Durkan and Deputy Mayor Shefali Ranganathan briefing the press on the proposed new tax on Uber and Lyft rides and minimum wage for TNC drivers
Continue readingCouncil moves forward change to minimum wage law for disabled workers
Currently under the Office of Labor Standards rules a business can get an exemption in order to pay disabled workers less that the city’s minimum wage (though not less than the state minimum wage). That’s about to change in Seattle.
Continue readingUnderstanding the dueling minimum wage studies
Last week, a team of Berkeley researchers published a study on the effects of Seattle’s minimum wage on the food service industry up through March of 2016, that concluded that wages had indeed gone up, and there was no sign that employment had gone down in response. Yesterday, a team of researchers at UW published a similar study, looking at data through September of 2016, concluding that employment had gone significantly down. Huh?
Continue readingNotes from today’s Council Briefing
Here are some highlights (and lowlights) from this morning’s Council Briefing.
Continue readingNew report on effect of minimum wage
The City Council will get a briefing Monday morning on a new study by researchers at U.C. Berkeley on the effects on the local food services industry of Seattle’s phasing-in of a $15 minimum wage.
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