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Uber sues Seattle over new law regulating how delivery platforms boot drivers off their apps

Uber is suing the City of Seattle over a new law, set to take effect in January, that regulates how… Read More

Seattle restaurant owners sound off on delivery apps as council votes on minimum wage law

It hasn’t been an easy road to recovery for many restaurant owners since the pandemic hammered their businesses. They’ve dealt… Read More

Seattle resident files FTC complaint alleging Uber, DoorDash mislead customers with ‘junk fees’

A new complaint asks the Federal Trade Commission to investigate fees that Uber and DoorDash added to customer orders in… Read More

Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson ‘very worried’ about fallout from food delivery shake-up

A controversial new minimum wage law for gig workers in Seattle that is drawing ire from tech giants has become… Read More

Seattle mayor ‘stands strongly in support’ of new gig worker wage law as tech companies push back

Follow-up: Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson ‘very worried’ about fallout from food delivery shake-up DoorDash revealed Tuesday in a… Read More

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Struggle over minimum wage law tests the economics of food delivery in Seattle

A new minimum wage law for gig workers in Seattle — and the subsequent response from tech companies — is changing the… Read More

Seattle approves first-of-its-kind law that protects app-based workers from deactivation

Seattle lawmakers passed legislation Tuesday that aims to provide more job security to app-based workers who deliver food, shop for… Read More

DoorDash expanding engineering footprint in Seattle with new downtown office space

DoorDash, the food ordering and delivery company, is expanding its office footprint in Seattle two years after starting an engineering… Read More

Seattle approves permanent 15% fee cap on food delivery companies, with key compromise

The Seattle City Council voted Tuesday to permanently implement a 15% cap on the fees that services such as Uber… Read More

Fan uses Twitter and DoorDash to deliver pizza to Mariners player at Angel Stadium after brawl

Seattle Mariners outfielder Jesse Winker had a little pep in his step on Sunday after igniting a benches clearing brawl… Read More

Seattle lawmakers pass policy setting minimum wage and other protections for gig workers

Seattle City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed what is being called a “first-in-the-nation” policy to create protections for gig workers… Read More

Labor group report finds gig workers in Seattle often make below minimum wage after expenses

A new study of pay on apps such as Instacart and DoorDash finds that gig delivery workers make less than… Read More

Gig workers deliver message to Seattle City Hall about the need for a minimum wage

Delivery drivers for Grubhub, Uber Eats, DoorDash, Instacart and other companies left the Seattle City Council holding the bag this… Read More

Uber, Lyft, Instacart, DoorDash form coalition in Washington state to ‘protect driver independence’

Five evenings a week, sometimes more, Carmen Figueroa gets into her car, signs into her GrubHub account and sets out… Read More

Amazon ends ‘binding arbitration’ for customer disputes — here’s what it means

For a major corporate declaration, it was relatively brief. And as short as the email was, it can be distilled… Read More

Why this Seattle deli ditched third-party delivery services: ‘I don’t want them anywhere near our food’

Jonny Silverberg, co-owner of Seattle’s Schmaltzy’s Delicatessen, remembers his breaking point. It was on a Wednesday, not long ago. A… Read More

DoorDash plans to hire 100 for Seattle engineering center led by ex-Uber and Microsoft director

In the midst of a major shift to remote work across the tech industry, DoorDash is setting up an engineering… Read More

‘I wouldn’t have been homeless if I had benefits.’ Gig economy workers demand better protections

Of the six workers who gathered to share their experiences in the gig economy at a Seattle event last week,… Read More

Taco Bell to your door: Another food delivery service now available in Seattle with DoorDash

Those living in the Seattle region have yet another option for food delivery — and this one brings Taco Bell to… Read More

Taco Bell starts delivering in nearly 100 cities thanks to DoorDash partnership

Taco Bell now delivers. The fast food giant launched a delivery service on Wednesday in more than 90 cities across… Read More

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