A new regulatory response fee has people like Penny Melson reeling during checkout.
SEATTLE — Several food delivery workers in Seattle told KING 5 Sunday that their weekly pay has been slashed due to fewer pick-up opportunities on the apps. This comes after a city ordinance was enacted on Jan. 13. Ironically, it was intended to help them.
“It’s definitely backfiring,” said Gary Lardizabal, a longtime food delivery worker in Seattle.
But delivery workers aren’t the only ones hurting; the fees that can now be seen on peoples’ food orders are hurting Seattle’s most vulnerable populations.
Penny Melson, 70, describes herself as
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