{"slug": "doordash-uber-lobby-to-stop-spread-of-gig-worker-protection-laws", "title": "DoorDash, Uber lobby to stop spread of gig worker protection laws", "summary": "DoorDash and Uber are lobbying to prevent the spread of gig worker protection laws, aiming to block legislation that would classify their drivers as employees entitled to benefits and minimum wage.", "body_md": "Skip to main content\nYour reporting, done faster.\nJournalists now get free access to the IJF.\nMore Briefs\nFinnish company wants Canada to deploy its airships for civilian and military use\nProcurement ombud report urges more oversight, transparency in defence contracting\nFirst Nation advocating for Indigenous-led AI infrastructure support\nConservative insider starts lobbying on renewable energy in Alberta", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/doordash-uber-lobby-to-stop-spread-of-gig-worker-protection-laws", "canonical_source": "https://theijf.org/brief/doordash-uber-lobby-to-stop-spread-of-gig-worker-protection-laws", "published_at": "2026-06-15 12:00:36+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-24 01:01:00.960266+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["DoorDash", "Uber"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/doordash-uber-lobby-to-stop-spread-of-gig-worker-protection-laws", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/doordash-uber-lobby-to-stop-spread-of-gig-worker-protection-laws.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/doordash-uber-lobby-to-stop-spread-of-gig-worker-protection-laws.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/doordash-uber-lobby-to-stop-spread-of-gig-worker-protection-laws.jsonld"}}