Food pantries all over the Chicago area make sure people in need can feed their families, but what happens when one of those people can’t make it to the food pantry? The Northern Illinois Food Bank has a solution, using DoorDash drivers to deliver food like they would from a restaurant. Please visit, https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/northern-illinois-food-bank-teams-up-with-doordash-to-deliver-groceries/, to…Read More…

CHICAGO – Uber is launching a new safety feature to address safety concerns and Chicago is one of the first cities to test it out. Under the new rider verification system, most accounts will get verified without you having to do anything. The rideshare app will cross-reference the information that you already have in your account. No ID is required;…Read More…

(CBS DETROIT) – Uber launched a new rider verification pilot program to promote trust and safety by confirming riders’ identities, and Detroit is one of the first cities to get it. Drivers have told the company they want to know more about who is getting in their cars, and Uber responded to those concerns by…Read More…

When aggressively progressive city councils make egregious demands on businesses, usually by passing legislation that ignores market realities, they expect those corporations just to fall in line. But they forget that national companies have another viable option: the choice to offer their wares elsewhere. In business school, they call that leverage. Take the fascinating situation in…Read More…

The Labor Department’s new Independent Contractor Rule went into effect Monday, threatening gig workers’ independent status and the freedom and flexibility such workers have come to expect. The new regulation imposes six criteria that employers must take into account when determining whether to classify a worker as an independent contractor or an employee—a distinction that…Read More…

Uber Technologies and charging provider Revel have announced a new strategic partnership in which the rideshare network will financially support the latter in expanding its charging infrastructure in exchange for exclusive charging discounts for its drivers. The perks will start in New York City with plans to expand Revel chargers and discounts to other major…Read More…

William Lopez, a 55-year-old Puerto Rican born Queens resident, works tirelessly to provide for his family, where he puts money aside to put his son through law school, pay for his wife’s medical needs, cover his daughter’s college tuition, as well as send money back home to relatives in Puerto Rico. Lopez, who works a…Read More…

(The Center Square) – New data from Uber adds to the growing concern that Seattle’s two app-based worker laws are harming couriers rather than helping them. UberEats has reported a 30% decrease in order volumes in Seattle since the city’s App-Based Worker Minimum Payment Ordinance and the App-Based Worker Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance…Read More…

SEATTLE — A new Seattle City ordinance designed to give food delivery app drivers a more livable wage is “backfiring,” according to several drivers. You may have noticed that new $5 fee on Doordash and Uber Eats orders, but it is not just causing frustrated customers to delete their apps, as we reported. We are…Read More…

Grocery delivery company Instacart has announced a partnership with Wellness West to provide groceries to food insecure and chronically ill residents on the West Side of Chicago. Wellness West is a coalition made up of healthcare and social service providers that serves vulnerable populations on the West Side of Chicago. Through the partnership, qualified Wellness…Read More…