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NYC Mayor Mamdani announces support for the Delivery Protection Act
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NYC Mayor Mamdani endorsed the Delivery Protection Act, which would require last-mile delivery companies to classify their drivers as employees rather than contractors and impose new licensing rules on those operations.
If passed, this legislation would force platforms like Amazon to abandon the contractor model for last-mile delivery within NYC, raising labor costs and adding compliance overhead. Companies with large delivery operations in the city would need to restructure their workforce or potentially relocate distribution centers outside city limits to avoid the regulation.
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The Delivery Protection Act would mandate that last-mile delivery workers in NYC be classified as employees rather than contractors.
Amazon is actively opposing the bill, arguing it would increase costs and slow deliveries for customers.
Companies could respond by moving distribution centers out of NYC to avoid the new licensing and employment requirements.
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