DoorDash also charges a $2 "regulatory response fee" on every order in NYC. It has a little "info" icon that basically says "look at what these overzealous regulations like absolute minimum of workers rights costs you!"

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nonethewiser 7 hours ago | parent [-]

To be more specific, they added this fee in response to a NYC regulation mandating a minimum $22.13 for delivery workers. [0]

There is debate about whether or not Doordash needed to do this, if they are just being vindictive etc. But what we do know is that regulation came at a cost to NYC consumers. And it wasn't just Door Dash. Uber Eats added a $2 fee and Instacart added a $5.99 fee. New Yorkers can determine for themselves if they want to pay higher prices to ensure higher wages.

[0] https://about.doordash.com/en-us/news/changes-to-fees-nyc

	▲	johnnyanmac 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I in california have all kinds of "service fees" too. Despite them successfully campaigning to make sure delivery drivers here do not count as employees. Don't fall for the spin. This is just an added cost they always wanted to add. If Mamdami wasn't in NYC, they would just call it a "service Fee" or "delivery fee" (which is different from the Driver's Tip) like they do here. Or make up a anew fee altogether.