NYC Regulator to Clamp Down on Uber, Lyft Driver Lockouts (1)

New York City’s taxi commissioner warned that his agency is working on a tighter set of rideshare driver pay rules in response to driver lockouts implemented by Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. that have contributed to lower wages.

The city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission, which regulates the ride-hailing industry, plans to unveil the proposed rules in “the next couple of months,” Commissioner David Do said in an interview. Meanwhile, the commission has been in talks with the companies to see if it can address the lockouts without implementing a rule change, Do said.

In messages to drivers, Uber and Lyft have blamed the TLC’s pay rule for the lockouts.

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