brad lander

Uber, Grubhub, DoorDash, and their delivery app peers will soon have to pay couriers a minimum wage in New York City. The most populous U.S. metropolis officially enacted the landmark pay floor for food delivery on Sunday, as announced at City Hall by Mayor Eric Adams and Senator Chuck Schumer.Robinhood App Lays Off 9% of StaffBeginning July 12, companies will have to shell out at least $17.96 per hour to delivery workers. That rate is set to rise to $18.96 by April 1, 2024,and $19.96 per hour in 2025. Apps will have the…

Labor groups and investors have filed a shareholder proposal asking Apple Inc to review how it treats workers' rights, looking to build on recent momentum to unionise workers at the iPhone maker's retail stores. The proposal filed by a group including SOC Investment Group, a consultant to union pension funds, and an arm of the Service Employees International Union, accuses Apple of an "apparent misalignment" between its public commitments to things like freedom of association and accusations it has tried to unfairly deter…