“This law protects that critical livelihood from being snatched away for arbitrary or frivolous reasons.'
The Seattle City Council passed legislation Tuesday that protects app-based workers who deliver food from restaurants, shop for groceries, provide personal services or take on other on-demand jobs such as pet sitting from being deactivated from their platforms., changes how companies such as DoorDash, GrubHub and Instacart can deactivate their gig workers as it requires “14 days notice of an impending deactivation, except in the case of egregious misconduct,” the bill reads.
“Seattle workers are once again raising the bar,” Danielle Alvarado, Executive Director of Working Washington, said in a statement. “Passing this policy today means workers will have more stable livelihoods, remain housed, access medical care, and meet their basic needs.
“This will have a chilling effect on the future reporting while creating a dangerous workplace and retail environment,” Hetrick added during Tuesday’s council meeting. “It also creates a different regulatory standard for app based contractors.”
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