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Postmates the latest gig company to add Prop. 22 fees — and they’re hefty

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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigatePostmates is the latest gig company to slap customers with fees to pay for Proposition 22, the measure that keeps gig workers as independent contractors.Gig companies including Postmates, Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart ponied up $220 million to push Prop. 22, which allows them to circumvent a California law that could turn their workers into employees. Prop. 22, which voters passed by 58% to 42% in November, includes some health care benefits for drivers and couriers who put in enough hours, provides accident insurance, and guarantees 120% of minimum wage plus 30 cents a mile while workers are going to or fulfilling a ride or delivery request.The gig companies told voters that prices would rise if Prop. 22 did not pass. But have now hiked prices to help pay for Prop. 22’s new promises.Postmates said its fees vary by market and range from 50 cents to $2.50 throughout the state, “averaging around $2 in the Bay Area.” By placing orders in various cities, The Chronicle could see that Postmates is charging a “CA Driver Benefits” fee of $2 in San Francisco and $2.50 in both San Jose and Oakland.Postmates’ explains that the fee helps fund the Prop. 22 benefits. Postmates is now owned by Uber, which runs the new acquisition as a separate service.Uber added fees for its Uber Eats food delivery ranging from 99 cents to $2. For its ride service the range is from 30 cents to $1.50 — the same as Lyft’s new Prop. 22 fees. DoorDash’s increases are a percentage of delivery fees. Grubhub, which did not back Yes on 22 but still is affected by it, added a $1.50 per order fee statewide.More for youRatings for the Bay Area and California, updated every 10 minutesSome customers expressed indignation on social media over the new fees, calling them “obnoxious,” “ridiculous” and “out of control.”“Y’all voted for Prop. 22 so gig economy workers/(ride-hail) drivers have more ‘flexibility’ and now WE, the customers are directly paying for benefits these companies should be paying,” Nicole Hill said in a “If I wanted to provide benefits, I’d hire someone myself.”Carolyn Said is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: Twitter:Ratings for the Bay Area and California, updated every 10 minutes

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigatePostmates is the latest gig company to slap customers with fees to pay for Proposition 22, the measure that keeps gig workers as independent contractors.Gig companies including Postmates, Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart ponied up $220 million to push Prop. 22, which allows them to circumvent a California law that could turn their workers into employees. Prop. 22, which voters passed by 58% to 42% in November, includes some health care benefits for drivers and couriers who put in enough hours, provides accident insurance, and...

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