NYC Comptroller Lander Applauds Court Ruling on Deliverista Minimum Pay

New York, NY — New York City Comptroller Brad Lander issued the following statement on New York State Supreme Court Judge Nicholas Moyne’s ruling that allows New York to proceed with raising the minimum wage for delivery workers:

“I am thrilled by today’s ruling that rejects efforts by delivery app companies to further block the implementation of minimum pay for thousands of delivery workers that I was proud to sponsor as a member of the City Council.  Now that the preliminary injunction has been denied, thousands of delivery workers at DoorDash, Uber, and GrubHub will finally receive the raises they have been entitled to for almost 10 months.   

“I want to thank DCWP for its expert defense of this important law, and once again congratulate the Workers Justice Project and Los Deliveristas Unidos for running a courageous campaign to win minimum pay for delivery workers across our city.  I am grateful that at long last, deliveristas will receive the protections and minimum pay they’ve fought for and fully deserve.”

As a Council Member, Lander was the lead sponsor of Local Law 115 of 2021, which required the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) to promulgate rules establishing minimum payments for food delivery workers by January 1, 2023.

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