New Year's wasn't the only thing New York's minimum wage workers celebrated on Monday. That's because the drop of the ball began a series of salary increases that will take effect when the clock strikes midnight.
The minimum wage in New York City, Long Island and Westchester County increased by $1, from $15 to $16.
In the rest of New York State, the new minimum wage will increase from $14.20 to $15.
The state's minimum wage will increase to $17 in New York City and its suburbs and $16 in the rest of the state by 2026, under an agreement between Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders announced last April. It is expected that the increase will continue each year until reaching .
The deal was passed over the objections of some employers as well as some liberal Democrats who said it didn't go far enough.
Future increases will be linked to the consumer price index for urban wage earners and office workers, a key indicator of inflation.
This figure is significantly higher than the US federal minimum standard of $7.25 per hour, which has been the current rate since 2009.
New York is one of 22 states with minimum wage increases in the new year, according to a recent report from the Economic Policy Institute.
However, states and some local governments are free to set higher amounts. Thirty states, including California and Connecticut, recently raised their hourly wages by 50 cents to $16, and the Nutmeg State raised it by 69 cents to $15.69.
Meanwhile, workers at Uber, DoorDash, and Grubhub are making even more money (per hour) working in the Big Apple after losing a second attempt to block New York City's minimum wage law targeting app-based companies. You can expect to pay $17.96).
A state appeals court ruling last month forces the ubiquitous delivery services to either pay couriers a flat rate of $17.96 per hour plus tips or about 50 cents per minute for each delivery. I was forced to do so.
The appeals court seeks to overturn a September 2023 decision by Acting New York Supreme Court Justice Nicholas Moyn to force Uber, DoorDash, and Grubhub to increase hourly wages for gig workers. efforts were rejected. By April 2025, it will rise to nearly $20.
Previously, app delivery workers in the city averaged about $11 an hour before fees, well below the city's $15 minimum wage.
Mayor Eric Adams said at the time of the December ruling that it was a “victory for working New Yorkers” and a “powerful tool to hold apps accountable.”
“Our delivery people have always been delivering for us, and now we are delivering for them,” Adams added.
Meanwhile, Uber also had to pay $290 million last month to settle charges by the New York attorney general that its ride-hailing business was “stealing revenue” from thousands of Big Apple drivers. I had to.
This large sum includes back pay, paid sick leave, proper employment and earnings notification, and other improvements to working conditions for drivers.
Lyft was ordered to pay $38 million as part of the settlement.
New York Attorney General Letitia James said more than 100,000 drivers across New York will be entitled to settlement payments, suggesting the average payout will be $3,280.
New drivers who started driving after 2017 will not be eligible for additional payments, but James said the settlement will provide Uber and Lyft with “new benefits for vacation, pay, training and job placement assistance.” He declared that he had agreed to.
These improved benefits, which include up to one week of paid sick leave per year, are expected to take effect no later than February 29, 2024.
Eligible drivers can file a claim to receive additional funds they are owed, James said.
Minneapolis lawmakers last year proposed a rule that would have introduced a similar minimum wage provision for the state to pay drivers at least $1.40 per mile and $0.51 per minute, but Mayor Jacob Frey vetoed the mandate, which would have otherwise gone into effect on January 1st. , 2024.
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