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Seattle report says gig worker pay law is working, countering claims by DoorDash and Uber 

Seattle’s Office of Labor Standards released its first report analyzing data from the five largest delivery platforms, finding that worker pay increased and order volume grew under the city’s gig worker minimum payment ordinance. DoorDash and outside researchers have reached different conclusions. Read More

Amazon will pay $3.7M to settle labor claims in Seattle for alleged gig worker ordinance violations

Amazon Flex denied the allegations from the Office of Labor Standards but is paying more than 10,000 affected workers. Read More

Instacart to pay $730K to settle alleged violations of Seattle’s gig worker sick time ordinance

Grocery delivery company Instacart has settled with the Seattle Office of Labor Standards for alleged violations of the city’s Gig… Read More

Same-day delivery service Shipt to pause Seattle operations, blaming recently passed labor laws 

Citing new ordinances recently passed in Seattle that aim to help gig workers, the Target-owned delivery service Shipt informed customers this week… Read More

Seattle becomes first U.S. city to permanently require sick leave for delivery and app-based workers

The Seattle City Council today unanimously approved rules providing paid sick leave for food-delivery and other on-demand, app-based gig economy… Read More

Uber to pay $3.4M in settlement for 15,000 Seattle drivers’ unpaid sick leave, back wages

Seattle’s Office of Labor Standards reached a $3.4 million settlement with Uber to resolve claims for back wages and unpaid… Read More

Seattle considers mandating hazard pay for gig workers during the pandemic

The Seattle City Council is considering new emergency legislation that would require companies like Uber and Grubhub to pay drivers… Read More

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