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simonw 3 hours ago

> Tasks and the new app are currently available in select places in the U.S., excluding California, New York City, Seattle and Colorado.

Anyone know why that is?

(Claude thinks it's because those places have gig worker protection laws such that "classifying Dashers as independent contractors for non-delivery work is most legally risky")

malfist 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Probably exactly that. Those places have minimum wage laws for gig workers.

flufluflufluffy 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I have no idea but when reading the article my mind immediately went to businesses having dashers take photos of competing businesses as some type of weird crowdsourced corporate espionage.

k33n 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Those jurisdictions stifle innovation. Thankfully, the vast majority of the US does not do that. Door Dashers in 99% of the US will now have a button to click that will put more money in their pockets. Very good!

fragmede 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Pretty sure Task rabbit operates in said jurisdictions, so it's not that.

EA-3167 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Innovation in what exactly?

k33n 2 hours ago | parent [-]

It's right there in the article. An innovative idea in the field of distributed labor, enabled by technology is being launched in the 99% of the US that allows ideas to be tried freely. I'm happy to see it!

CPLX 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Piecemeal labor! Shift work! SRO’s! Unlicensed taxis!

I can't imagine what these innovators will come up with next.