Instacart adds a new fee to handle NY's minimum wage

[TNHarley]

Instacart slaps NYC shoppers with surprise ‘regulatory response fee’ after new city law kicks in

Instacart added a $5.99 "Regulatory Response Fee" to NYC orders after the passage of new worker protection laws requiring a $21.44-per-hour minimum wage for drivers.

www.foxbusiness.com

New Yorkers relying on the convenience of grocery delivery were blindsided this week when Instacart suddenly slapped a new fee on orders, a move the company tied to a sweeping city law that went into effect Monday.
Customers will now pay an additional $5.99 fee at checkout labeled a "Regulatory Response Fee."

According to the city’s website, app-based couriers delivering groceries through third-party platforms, such as Instacart, are now entitled to earn at least $21.44 per hour, the same rate that has applied to restaurant delivery workers, including Uber Eats and DoorDash, since April 2025.

The worker protection measure will further raise the minimum rate to $22.13 per hour by April due to inflation. Previously, there was no legal minimum specifically for grocery delivery workers.

"The regulatory response fee is the direct result of the City Council’s misguided and burdensome grocery delivery laws, which took effect this week," an Instacart spokesperson told FOX Business Wednesday.

"For months, we raised clear, data-backed concerns that the policy would increase grocery delivery costs for New Yorkers, but those warnings were repeatedly ignored. At a time when household budgets are already under strain, the city moved forward with a policy that makes food less affordable and harder to access for the New Yorkers who rely on grocery delivery the most."


Gee, imagine that. The govt reaches their hand in the cookie jar and fcks everything up. You big govt lovers are idiots.
Now excuse me while I LMAO about this backfiring on customers AS EVERYONE WITH ANY SENSE KNEW IT WOULD.

 

[1srelluc]

Virginia Dems....Gee why didn't we think of that?

If course they are making inroads to the same shit.

The Virginia Democratic-led House and Senate have proposed several new fees and taxes aimed at addressing affordability and economic stability. Here are some of the key proposals:

• New 4.3% sales tax on deliveries from services like Uber Eats and Amazon.
  
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• New sales tax on admissions to a wide variety of businesses.
  
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• Higher tax brackets of 8% and 10% on individuals earning over $600K, and a new 10% tax bracket for those making over $1M.
  
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• 3.8% investment tax on top of state income taxes.
  
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• New personal property tax on landscaping equipment.
  
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• Ban on gas-powered leaf blowers and a new tax on electric landscaping equipment.
  
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• $500 sales tax on firearm suppressors

You just can't hate the vile dems enough.

 

[task0778]

Virginia Dems....Gee why didn't we think of that?

If course they are making inroads to the same shit.

The Virginia Democratic-led House and Senate have proposed several new fees and taxes aimed at addressing affordability and economic stability. Here are some of the key proposals:

• New 4.3% sales tax on deliveries from services like Uber Eats and Amazon.
  
  1
• New sales tax on admissions to a wide variety of businesses.
  
  1
• Higher tax brackets of 8% and 10% on individuals earning over $600K, and a new 10% tax bracket for those making over $1M.
  
  1
• 3.8% investment tax on top of state income taxes.
  
  1
• New personal property tax on landscaping equipment.
  
  1
• Ban on gas-powered leaf blowers and a new tax on electric landscaping equipment.
  
  1
• $500 sales tax on firearm suppressors

You just can't hate the vile dems enough.

Gotta have more revenue to give stuff to those poor, defenseless illegals, thus keeping us in office.

 

[marvin martian]

Instacart slaps NYC shoppers with surprise ‘regulatory response fee’ after new city law kicks in

Instacart added a $5.99 "Regulatory Response Fee" to NYC orders after the passage of new worker protection laws requiring a $21.44-per-hour minimum wage for drivers.

www.foxbusiness.com

New Yorkers relying on the convenience of grocery delivery were blindsided this week when Instacart suddenly slapped a new fee on orders, a move the company tied to a sweeping city law that went into effect Monday.
Customers will now pay an additional $5.99 fee at checkout labeled a "Regulatory Response Fee."

According to the city’s website, app-based couriers delivering groceries through third-party platforms, such as Instacart, are now entitled to earn at least $21.44 per hour, the same rate that has applied to restaurant delivery workers, including Uber Eats and DoorDash, since April 2025.

The worker protection measure will further raise the minimum rate to $22.13 per hour by April due to inflation. Previously, there was no legal minimum specifically for grocery delivery workers.

"The regulatory response fee is the direct result of the City Council’s misguided and burdensome grocery delivery laws, which took effect this week," an Instacart spokesperson told FOX Business Wednesday.

"For months, we raised clear, data-backed concerns that the policy would increase grocery delivery costs for New Yorkers, but those warnings were repeatedly ignored. At a time when household budgets are already under strain, the city moved forward with a policy that makes food less affordable and harder to access for the New Yorkers who rely on grocery delivery the most."


Gee, imagine that. The govt reaches their hand in the cookie jar and fcks everything up. You big govt lovers are idiots.
Now excuse me while I LMAO about this backfiring on customers AS EVERYONE WITH ANY SENSE KNEW IT WOULD.

tAx thE RiCh!