Industry Trend & Legislation - Gig economy companies like DoorDash, Uber, and Lyft are exploring providing benefits for gig workers [1] - Senator Bill Cassidy introduced a bill to allow companies to offer portable benefits to independent contractors without making them full-time employees [2] - Senators Tim Scott and Rand Paul are also introducing legislation to update labor laws for gig workers and provide health and retirement benefits [4] - Several states are moving bills to allow for portable benefits, including Wisconsin, which passed a bill into law last month [5] Company Initiatives & Perspectives - DoorDash and Lyft have launched pilot programs in various states to offer portable benefits, contributing a fraction of a worker's earnings into a savings account [1] - DoorDash believes federal labor policy needs updating to account for gig workers [2] - DoorDash states current employment law penalizes companies wanting to provide employee-like benefits to independent contractors, risking contractor status [3] Portable Benefits Usage & Impact - A DoorDash pilot program in Pennsylvania found that approximately 33% of Dashers used portable benefits to take time off [3] - Approximately 20% of Dashers in the Pennsylvania pilot program used the funds for emergencies [4] - Dashers who participated in the DoorDash Pennsylvania pilot program earned roughly $400 in portable benefits over a year [4]

And Republican Senator uh Tim Scott has joined Senators Bill Cassidy and Ran Paul in legislation uh proposed to make it easier for companies to offer gig workers uh benefits without making them full-time employees. Senator Scott joins us uh this morning uh with the details. Senator, it's it's good to have you on uh this morning. Thank you, Joe. Good morning. Good to be back with you. I hope you're doing great. We're doing great. Hope the same for you, Senator. uh the three Republicans, would this would this ...

DoorDash (DASH) Q1 2025 Earnings Call May 06, 2025 08:00 AM ET Company Participants Weston Twigg - Finance and Investor RelationsShweta Khajuria - Managing DirectorTony Xu - Co-Founder, Chair and CEORavi Inukonda - Chief Financial OfficerYoussef Squali - MD & Head of Internet and Digital Media Research GroupAndrew Boone - Managing DirectorMark Mahaney - Senior Managing DirectorBrian Nowak - Managing Director Ron Josey - Managing Director Conference Call Participants Deepak Mathivanan - Senior Equity Researc ...