Drivers working for ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft are entitled to a minimum wage following a historic vote Tuesday by the New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission. The rate — set at $17.22 per hour after expenses — makes New York the first U.S. city to adopt minimum pay for app-based drivers, according to the Independent Drivers Guild. The organization said the hourly rate is the equivalent of the city’s employee minimum wage, which is $15 per hour.

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