In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, the Seattle city council once again dinged the bottom lines of Uber and Lyft, adopting a regulation requiring the companies to pay a minimum per-minute and per-mile rate to drivers (who are contractors) in order to meet the city’s minimum wage of $16.39. The ride hailing companies lost earlier battles in Seattle over special ride-hailing taxes they now have to...
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