DoorDash says new fee is necessary to remain sustainable under city's wage law

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DoorDash says new fee is necessary to remain sustainable under city's wage law
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It could soon cost customers even more to order DoorDash in Seattle.

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 2024: In this photo illustration, a person demonstrates making a delivery with DoorDash as a Dasher in April 2024 in San Francisco, California The company confirmed on its website that it plans to add a $1.99 charge on certain long-distance orders starting Aug. 1 as it pushes the city council to drop its living wage standard for gig workers . A $1.99 minimum service fee would be tacked onto orders from DashPass subscribers.

“They're trying to get out of paying their responsibility and pushing it off to the customers,” Lisa Leibacher from Seattle stated. “They take an $18 meal and turn it into $35, $36, and now add $2 more onto that! Not gonna do it.”“I feel like driving the distance that I have been that I am being paid fairly,” she explained.

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