For Immediate Release
Contact Information
Cynthia Santana
Phone: 206-256-5219
Email: cynthia.santana@seattle.gov
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Seattle Office of Labor Standards Invites Public Comment on Changes to Select Administrative Rules Proposed for App-Based Worker Minimum Payment Ordinance
Public comments on proposed rules accepted until September 5, 2024
Seattle, WA – (August 21, 2024) The Office of Labor Standards (OLS) invites public comment on changes to select rules proposed for the App-Based Worker Minimum Payment Ordinance.
On May 31, 2022, City of Seattle Council passed the App-Based Worker Minimum Payment Ordinance, SMC 8.37. This law is effective on January 13, 2024, and provides certain app-based gig workers several rights and protections, including minimum payment, transparency, and flexibility.
On November 28, 2023, the Office of Labor Standards (OLS) published Seattle Human Rights Rules (SHRR) Chapter 240, the administrative rules for SMC 8.37. In the published chapter, OLS reserved the rules section “Affirmative Production of Records (SHRR 240-160).”
OLS now invites public comments on proposed new rules section “Affirmative Production of Records (SHRR 240-160),” which regulates the routine and affirmative records that covered network companies shall transmit to OLS.
OLS also invites public comments on proposed changes in rules sections “Definitions (SHRR 240-110)” and “Recordkeeping (SHRR 240-230),” which were made pursuant to “Affirmative Production of Records (SHRR 240-160).”
The full text of proposed changes, as well as the existing SHRR 240, is available on the OLS website:
https://www.seattle.gov/laborstandards/ordinances/app-based-worker-minimum-payment-ordinance
The public is invited to comment on the proposed rules in writing. Written comments must be received no later than 5:00 PM PST on September 5, 2024.
Comments may be mailed or delivered to: Seattle Office of Labor Standards, ATTN: Shuxuan Zhou, Policy Analyst, 810 Third Ave, Suite 375, Seattle, WA, 98104 or emailed to laborstandards@seattle.gov with the subject line: “Comments: App-Based Worker Minimum Payment Ordinance Proposed Rules.”
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