CO Dems this session introduced a bill that would show gig drivers more information about the rides they give. But that bill is now teetering after key lawmakers expressed concern over the state-run review board that would hear driver terminations
When Colorado lawmakers in January
“It doesn’t have the votes and I’m not the swing vote,” Sen. Kevin Priola, a Henderson Democrat and committee member, told The Denver Post this week. And the bill would create a review mechanism through the state that would allow drivers to challenge deactivations and terminations.around the country seeking to give gig workers more say over their data, time and work.
In a letter last month to Senate Appropriations Committee members, a selection of business groups said the bill adds “unprecedented levels of regulation” that would harm restaurants and local small businesses.
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