LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Are you licensed to work?
Some Las Vegas Valley delivery drivers told FOX5, they’ve been delivering groceries, takeout or store purchases for local residents and had no idea they needed a license in Clark County. Other drivers told FOX5 that they are aware of the requirements.
An analysis from company Get Circuit reports 21,000 delivery drivers across Nevada, using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
There are 369 licensed food delivery drivers in Clark County, the state’s largest county with the largest business licensing department in the Las Vegas Valley.
Nevada’s Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation did not have statistics available to track independent contractors across the Las Vegas Valley.
According to an Uber spokesperson, a requirement for a business license in Clark County for food and restaurant delivery (which also requires a Nevada state business license) is an anomaly among major cities in an overview of 26 states, other than New York City.
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