Effective December 1, 2024
In accordance with Minnesota law, below please find Uber’s Minnesota TNC driver compensation policy. This policy is also available at the bottom of this page in Amharic, Arabic, Hmong, Omoro, Somali, and Spanish.
TNC drivers have the right to minimum compensation under Minnesota law
As of December 1, 2024, TNC drivers have the right to legally required minimum compensation under Minnesota Statute Section 181C.03.
Minimum compensation is determined as follows:
- $1.28 per mile and $0.31 per minute for any transportation of a rider by a driver
- If applicable, an additional $0.91 per mile for any transportation of a rider by a driver in a qualifying wheelchair accessible vehicle regardless of whether a wheelchair securement device is used. You can find information on what vehicles qualify in Minnesota Statute Sections 299A.11 to 299A.17
- At a minimum, compensation of $5.00 for any transportation of a rider by a driver.
- 80% of any cancellation fee paid by the rider if a trip request is canceled by a rider or a TNC after the driver has already departed to pick up a rider.
The minimum compensation required under Minnesota law must be paid over a reasonable earnings period not to exceed 14 calendar days.
Any gratuities received by a TNC driver from a rider are not included as part of the minimum compensation required by Minnesota law. Under Minnesota law, TNC drivers are entitled to receive all gratuities in an earnings period no later than a driver’s next scheduled payment.
For example, if a driver completes three trips in a biweekly period listed below:
- Trip 1: 5 miles, 15 minutes
- Trip 2: 7 miles, 20 minutes
- Trip 3: 9 miles, 28 minutes
- Total: 21 miles, 63 minutes
The driver will receive a minimum compensation of no less than ($1.28/mile x 21 total miles) + ($0.31/min x 63 total minutes) = $46.41, plus any gratuities.
Frequency and Method of Pay:
TNC drivers on the Uber platform will be able to see earnings after completion of each trip (or after a trip has been canceled) in the “Earnings” section of the Uber Driver App. These earnings include gratuities that they received from drivers.
In Minnesota, TNC drivers will be paid no less than the minimum compensation required in the above section over the 14 calendar day (biweekly) period. If you’ve earned less than the required minimum compensation for the earnings period, you will be paid an additional sum accounting for the difference in your earnings and the minimum compensation no later than during the next earnings period. Any “top-up” additional sum will be detailed in your weekly earnings statement.
TNC drivers can transfer their earnings balance (including any gratuities) to their bank account or payment method of choice. Transfer via a weekly deposit or by using the Uber Pro Card is free of charge. TNC drivers can also use Instant Pay to cash out up to six times per day with a small per transaction fee. See here for more information on the different options for transferring earnings.
TNC drivers have rights and remedies available under Minnesota law for a TNC’s failure to comply with the legally required minimum compensation
TNC drivers have the right to report any failure of a TNC to comply with legal obligations related to minimum compensation to the Minnesota Commissioner of Labor and Industry, under Minnesota Statute Section 177.27, Subdivision 4. The Minnesota Commissioner of Labor and Industry may issue an order requiring a TNC to comply with minimum compensation requirements.
A provision in a contract between a TNC and a driver that conflicts with TNC driver minimum compensation obligations is void and unenforceable. Unless a valid arbitration agreement exists under Minnesota Statute Section 181C.08, a TNC driver may bring an action in district court seeking injunctive relief and any applicable remedies available under the contract if a provision of a contract between a TNC and a driver violates this chapter.
A TNC must not retaliate against or discipline a driver for (1) raising a complaint related to a TNC’s obligations to provide minimum compensation under Minnesota state law or (2) pursuing enactment or enforcement of minimum compensation requirements. A TNC must not give less favorable or more favorable rides to a driver for making public or private comments supporting or opposing working conditions or compensation at a TNC.
A TNC must not discriminate against a TNC driver or a qualified applicant to become a driver, due to race, national origin, color, creed, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, or gender identity as provided under Minnesota Statute Section 363A.11. Nothing in this section prohibits providing a reasonable accommodation to a person with a disability, for religious reasons, due to pregnancy, or to remedy previous discriminatory behavior. A TNC who experiences prohibited discrimination is entitled to the remedies under Minnesota Statute Section 363A.28 to 363A.35.
TNC drivers have the right to opt into Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits
TNC drivers have the right to elect coverage of paid family and medical leave benefits, as provided under Minnesota Statute Chapter 268B.
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