In Albany, the state Senate passed a bill mandating food delivery apps like UberEats and DoorDash to provide insurance for delivery workers, a growing concern amid increasing street safety issues. Senate Finance Chair Liz Krueger's bill addresses the rising number of accidents involving delivery personnel, requiring insurance payouts of up to $50,000 for impacted individuals regardless of their residency or immigration status. With approximately 80,000 delivery workers in NYC, Krueger emphasized the companies' responsibility to ensure their workers are protected, especially as city regulations have been slow to protect vulnerable delivery staff.
The delivery workers are just doing the best they can to earn a living under conditions set by the app companies. Those companies bear the ultimate responsibility.
This bill would require apps to provide delivery workers with insurance that pays out a maximum of $50,000 to 'delivery drivers, pedestrians, and non-delivery driver bicyclists' in the event of a crash.
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