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Instacart and DoorDash Hike Fees in Seattle Following Wage Law

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12 months ago

January 15, 2024

Instacart and DoorDash are raising prices in Seattle following the city’s new minimum pay law.

Seattle in 2022 passed legislation that increased wages for drivers for the delivery apps. That law went into effect Saturday (Jan. 13), and is happening as the federal government is looking to raise wages for gig workers around the country.

According to a Seattle Times report, the new city law requires companies like DoorDash and Instacart to pay at least 44 cents per minute plus 74 cents per mile during orders (or $5 per order for orders that would otherwise pay less).

The city’s regular minimum wage of $19.97 per hour for employees at large companies hasn’t been directly applied to delivery-app drivers, whom companies have treated as independent contractors.

Steven Marchese, director of the Seattle Office of Labor Standards, told the newspaper the law was “an important step forward” in the city’s effort to create a gig economy that empowers workers, consumers and businesses.

However, both Instacart and DoorDash have criticized the law, and recently announced price increases and other changes.

Instacart said in a message to customers last week that they would “see new fees as a result of the significant increase in operating costs under this regulation,” with the company projecting that the wage hike amounts to drivers getting $26 per hour.

In addition, the new requirements mean Instacart will “only be able to facilitate orders from Seattle retail locations to customers who live within Seattle,” meaning “that customers outside of Seattle will not be able to order from stores within Seattle, and vice versa.”

DoorDash also says it’s introducing new fees and argues that the new law, “while well-intentioned,” will harm its drivers, customers and merchants.

“Merchants may experience significant declines in order volume as well as negative impacts to service,” the aggregator said in its announcement.

The new law is going into effect as the U.S. Department of Labor is preparing rule changes that could give gig workers more benefits and make it more difficult for companies to classify these employees as independent contractors.

While companies maintain the rules won’t have much effect on them, PYMNTS wrote last week that they could have a larger impact than anticipated.

“Structural changes may force a reckoning, where the platforms take on less supply, so to speak, as they contend with rising costs,” PYMNTS wrote.

“Consequently, they may hike prices: Uber said last fall that a proposed European gig worker law (which is still being hammered out) could trigger price increases of as much as 40%.”

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Seattle weather: Cooler, but drier, week ahead

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24 minutes ago

January 12, 2025

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Seattle weather: Cooler, but drier, week ahead

FOX 13 Meteorologist Ilona McCauley has your 7-day forecast.

SEATTLE – Clouds cleared out this evening around Western Washington, and we got to enjoy a beautiful view of the mountain today! We will likely be seeing more of Mount Rainier in the coming days as the morning fog burns off, and we get more sunbreaks.

Clouds cleared out as we got to enjoy a beautiful sunset over the skyline this evening.

A ridge of high pressure will build in beginning today, bringing a quiet, stable pattern for the coming days. Clear nights and calm winds will lead to foggy mornings with low clouds forecast to break around 10am to 12pm each day.

Map showing cloud cover over Western Washington.

Mostly clear skies this evening will allow for fog to develop by early Sunday morning.

Slightly cooler temperatures are forecast around Western Washington. Afternoon highs will warm to the low and mid 40s which is a little below the seasonable average.

Sunday afternoon forecast high temperatures.

A cooler day is forecast for Western Washington with temperatures forecast to be in the low 40s.

No big weather makers are in store for Western Washington in the upcoming week. Mornings will start off with fog which should burn off by the late morning hours. No significant chances for rain this week.

The extend forecast for Western Washington.

Foggy mornings with afternoon sunbreaks in the extended forecast.

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Kakko scores 2 in 3rd period, Seattle Kraken beat Sabres 6-2

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8 hours ago

January 11, 2025

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Kakko scores 2 in 3rd period, Seattle Kraken beat Sabres 6-2

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Kaapo Kakko scored twice in the third period, Joey Daccord made 33 saves and the Seattle Kraken overcame an early two-goal deficit to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 on Saturday.

Seattle Kraken 6, Buffalo Sabres 2: Box score

Oliver Bjorkstrand gave Seattle the lead on a scramble in front of the net at 3:08 of the third. Kakko scored 38 seconds later, and added another goal on a power play 1:40 after that.

Andre Burakovsky, Ryker Evans and Brandon Tanev also scored to help the Kraken snap a four-game skid. Chandler Stephenson, Joshua Mahura and Jared McCann each had two assists.

The Kraken scored six straight goals after Sam Lafferty and Jack Quinn gave the Sabres a 2-0 lead in the first period. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 24 shots for Buffalo.

The Sabres had won two in a row.

Takeaways

Seattle Kraken: Rallied from a multi-goal deficit for an NHL-best sixth time, rebounding from a 6-2 loss in Columbus on Thursday night.

Buffalo Sabres: Fans booed and bellowed for general manager Kevyn Adams to be fired and owner Terry Pegula to sell the team after the season’s 15th blown lead in a loss.

Key moment

After Luukkonen made the save on an initial shot by Burakovsky, the rebound shot by Bjorkstrand ricocheted off the goalie’s leg pad and into the net off the glove of Sabres defenseman Jacob Bryson.

Key stat

The Kraken are 4-0-0 liftime in Buffalo with a 22-11 goal differential.

Up next

Seattle is at Detroit on Sunday in the middle of a five-game trip. Buffalo has three days off before hosting Carolina on Wednesday night.

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Former Georgia RB interviewing with Seattle Seahawks

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16 hours ago

January 11, 2025

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Former Georgia RB interviewing with Seattle Seahawks

The Chicago Bears interim head coach Thomas Brown is interviewing with the Seattle Seahawks to be their offensive coordinator.

The Seahawks fired offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb after one season. Seattle missed out on the 2024 NFL postseason, but has a very talented offense and is a desirable job for prospective play-callers.

Brown, who is a former Georgia Bulldogs running back, served as Chicago’s interim head coach after the Bears fired Matt Eberflus. Brown went 1-4 as the Bears’ interim coach.

The Bears hired Brown as their passing game coordinator, but they promoted Brown to their offensive coordinator role after they fired Shane Waldron. The Bears had an under-performing offense despite having a bunch of talent surrounding quarterback Caleb Williams, who was the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL draft.

Brown has previous experience as the Carolina Panthers’ offensive coordinator in 2023. He was the Panthers’ play-caller for part (primarily the second-half of the season) of Carolina’s brutal 2-15 season.

Chicago interviewed Brown for their offensive coordinator role before the season before the Bears ended up hiring Brown as their passing game coordinator.

Brown served as an offensive assistant with the Los Angeles Rams under Sean McVay before coming to Carolina and Chicago. He is highly respected throughout the NFL.

Brown rushed for 2,646 yards and 23 touchdowns in his Georgia career from 2004-2007.

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