Minneapolis would mandate minimum pay rates for Lyft and Uber drivers under an ordinance awaiting the mayor’s signature that would make the city one of only a few in the US to set minimum driver pay.
The proposed ordinance (No. 2023-00044), which the Minneapolis City Council passed Thursday on a 7-5 vote, would require rideshare companies to pay drivers inside the city at least $1.40 per mile and $0.51 per minute for time spent transporting a customer, and no less than $5 per ride, effective Jan. 1. The pay rates are intended to ensure drivers earn at least ...