Uber and DoorDash Lose Bid to Quash NYC Tipping Law [View all]
Source: PYMNTS
Delivery companies have reportedly lost their bid to halt New York City’s new tipping law.
Uber and DoorDash had asked a judge for an injunction to block the new law, which requires food delivery apps to offer customers the option to tip delivery workers, Reuters reported Friday (Jan. 23).
According to the report, U.S. District Judge George Daniels in Manhattan said the companies did not demonstrate a clear likelihood of succeeding on their claims that the laws, including a requirement that they recommend a minimum tip of 10%, violated their First Amendment rights to free speech.
DoorDash and Uber sued to block the law last month. It requires platforms such as theirs to ask customers to tip during checkout rather than delivery and to display suggested tip amounts.
Read more: https://www.pymnts.com/news/delivery/2026/uber-and-doordash-lose-bid-to-quash-nyc-tipping-law/
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