Instacart (CART) on Tuesday sued New York City in an effort to block enforcement of five laws affecting the grocery delivery company, including rules governing minimum pay for app-based workers and disclosures to customers about tipping, Reuters’ Jonathan Stempel reports. According to a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, Congress forbade state and local governments from regulating prices and services for customers who use platforms such as Instacart, while New York’s state legislature “has long taken charge” of minimum pay standards.
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