Lyft and Uber say they will leave Minneapolis after city council forces them to pay drivers more

Uber, Lyft to leave Minneapolis due to minimum wage law

Uber and Lyft said they will stop operating in Minneapolis after the city council voted to overrule the mayor's veto of a minimum wage law impacting rideshare drivers. Lyft said it is "shutting down operations in Minneapolis" when the law takes effect on May 1. Uber said it will stop operating its transportation network in the entire metro area, including the airport, that same day. The ordinance, which faced fierce pushback from the ride-share …

Lyft begins notifying drivers, riders that it's leaving Minneapolis

The messages confirm Lyft plans to stop operating in Minneapolis when a new rideshare pay ordinance takes effect on May 1.

Uber and Lyft to leave Minneapolis over ‘deeply flawed’ pay rules

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Uber and Lyft are pulling their services out of Minneapolis after the city council passed an ordinance that will increase drivers’ pay. Both companies say they will no longer offer ridesharing services in the city when the ordinance goes into effect on May 1st. The ordinance, which guarantees drivers a minimum rate of $1.40 per mile and 51 cents per minute while carrying a rider, was first passed last wee…

Uber, Lyft to stop operations in Minneapolis over minimum wage law

Uber Technologies and Lyft said on Friday they will stop operations in Minneapolis starting May 1 after the city's council paved the path for rideshare drivers to be paid a minimum wage.The council voted 10-3 to override Mayor Jacob Frey's veto, ensuring rideshare drivers in the city are paid $15.57 an ho

Citing City Council mandate, Lyft and Uber to exit Minneapolis on May 1

Lyft said the bill will make rides “unaffordable,” which is why it will shut down.

With Uber and Lyft threatening to leave Minneapolis, these upstart rideshare companies want in