DoorDash and Amazon Won’t Change Tipping Policy After Instacart Controversy

If that base pay plus tip fell short of the price they guaranteed, then both companies would pay out more to make sure its delivery drivers reached the payout they had been promised. Eight states, including California where both DoorDash and Instacart are headquartered, have entirely done away with tipped minimum wage and require companies to pay waitstaff and servers the state’s minimum wage in addition to tips. The problem is: Delivery drivers at the new generation of gig economy companies are independent contractors, not employees, and aren’t protected by minimum wage laws.

Source: www.forbes.com