“We heard from so many businesses who are struggling to stay open and to feed families, front-line workers and keep people employed, and some of the fees that were being charged were just outrageous,” Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan tells ABC News.
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan discusses what it will take for Seattle to successfully reopen and what it will look like.With so many restaurants across the United States shuttered to dine-in customers, some eating establishments are trying to stay afloat by offering takeout and delivery. But oftentimes, this leaves them beholden to third-party delivery apps like Grubhub and DoorDash, which charge the businesses a fee.
On Friday, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan issued an emergency order capping these fees from third-party delivery apps to 15% and mandating that 100% of tips go to drivers. Tune into ABC at 1 p.m. ET and ABC News Live at 4 p.m. ET every weekday for special coverage of the novel coronavirus with the full ABC News team, including the latest news, context and analysis.“We heard from so many businesses who are struggling to stay open and to feed families, front-line workers and keep people employed, and some of the fees that were being charged were just outrageous,” Durkan told ABC News'"Pandemic: What You Need to Know.
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan speaks at a news conference about the coronavirus outbreak March 16, 2020, in Seattle. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan speaks at a news conference about the coronavirus outbreak March 16, 2020, in Seattle.
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