Member LoginMember Login - User registration - Setup as front page - Add to favorites - Sitemap Minnesota Uber and Lyft driver pay package beats deadline to win approval in Legislature !

Minnesota Uber and Lyft driver pay package beats deadline to win approval in Legislature

Time:2024-05-21 15:20:09 source:World Walkthrough news portal

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A plan to boost pay for Uber and Lyft drivers in Minnesota that lawmakers believe would prevent the companies from leaving the market advanced in the state Legislature on Sunday before the midnight deadline.

The House passed the compensation bill but the measure was held up in the Senate before winning approval prior to the deadline for lawmakers to pass bills before they adjourned. The bill now moves to Gov. Tim Walz to be signed into law, the Star Tribune reported.

The proposal that initially gained approval in the House was crafted by Democrats to replace a minimum pay measure the Minneapolis City Council passed that prompted Uber and Lyft to threaten to leave the state’s biggest city.

The House agreement announced Saturday after a day of negotiations would set a minimum pay rate at $1.28 per mile and 31 cents per minute. Uber has said it will keep operating in the state under those rates. The bill would take effect next January if passed.

Related information
  • Justin Timberlake set to bring his The Forget Tomorrow World Tour to Australia in 2025
  • California legislators prepare to vote on a crackdown on utility spending
  • Does this video show a military convoy in Myanmar’s Rakhine state? — Radio Free Asia
  • PEN America calls off awards ceremony amid criticism over its response to Israel
  • Siblings trying to make US water polo teams for Paris Olympics
  • Sleeping bags at the ready... MPs and peers dig in for late
  • Does this video show a military convoy in Myanmar’s Rakhine state? — Radio Free Asia
  • William Nylander misses second straight game for Maple Leafs
Recommended content
  • Student fatally shot, suspect detained at Georgia's Kennesaw State University
  • Chinese generosity in lead
  • Smuggling of used cars into North Korea rises amid post
  • Missouri lawmakers again try to kick Planned Parenthood off Medicaid
  • Rangers are undefeated at .500 to keep World Series champs from a losing record with Bochy
  • New Hampshire getting $20M grant to help reconstruct coastal seawalls