Star-Ledger editorializes in support of $15/hour wage, but pays drivers much less [View all]
The Star-Ledger editorial board has advocated for a “Clean 15” – an increase in New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15-per-hour with no carveouts – but the company they use to deliver their newspapers pay their drivers much less than that.
The state’s largest daily newspaper ran an advertisement in Wednesday’s print edition seeking drivers for newspaper deliveries willing to work 2-3 hours daily, “starting around 3 AM,” with a typical bi-weekly compensation that starts at $400. That could mean less than $10-per-hour.
To get a job like that, applicants must have their own cars. Star-Ledger drivers – they call them Delivery Service Providers — receive no benefits; they “are independently contacted, meaning they are self-employed” and receive 1099s. Minimum wage laws do not apply.
There is no paid vacation time, no workers compensation, and since drivers do not handle collections, there are no gratuities involved.
Read more: https://newjerseyglobe.com/media/star-ledger-editorializes-in-support-of-15-hour-wage-but-pays-drivers-much-less/
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