Uber the city's Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) in December, claiming it used a flawed methodology to determine the per-minute and per-mile rate increases.“Drivers do critical work and deserve to be paid fairly, but rates should be calculated in a way that is transparent, consistent and predictable,” Uber spokesperson Josh Gold told Bloomberg.“Existing TLC rules continue to provide for an annual review tied to the rate of inflation, which will take place in March.”The company said implementing the pay raise would cost it between $21 million and $23 million per month.A few missing words in a Statement of Basis and Purpose does not justify denying a raise meant to help thousands of drivers pay their rent and put food on the table for their families," Bhairavi Desai, executive director of The New York Taxi Workers Alliance, told Engadget in a statement."Shame on Uber for spending millions on this heartless lawsuit only to deny drivers an increase of $1.66 more on an average trip."