Uber and Lyft strike NYC deal to scale back app lockouts harming drivers

By Evan Gorelick and Natalie Lung
Published 4 Min Read

Taxis and Lyft cars are next to each other on NYC street.
Bloomberg

New York City officials backed off a threat to slap Uber and Lyft with new minimum-pay regulations after the companies agreed to rein in driver lockouts, a recent practice that has caused a sharp decline in some drivers’ take-home pay.

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission confirmed the arrangement on Wednesday in a statement from the mayor’s office.

Evan Gorelick and Natalie Lung

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