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 Proposed Rules for App-Based Worker Deactivation Rights Ordinance
Public comments accepted until March 7
Seattle, WA (February 14, 2025) The Office of Labor Standards (OLS) invites public comment on proposed rules for the App-Based Worker Deactivation Rights Ordinance. The ordinance covers certain app-based workers (sometimes referred to as gig workers) and provides several deactivation-related rights and protections for covered workers.
A deactivation is a permanent or temporary blocking of a worker’s ability to perform services for a network company. Key rights and obligations under the ordinance include:
- Certain types of deactivations are unlawful
- A network company must provide app-based workers with its deactivation policies
- Must describe what may lead to deactivation
- Must be reasonably related to the network company’s safe and efficient operations
- A network company must follow certain procedural steps before most deactivations
- Network companies must establish a process for app-based workers to challenge their deactivation with the company
- A network company must provide notice to an app-based worker before most deactivations
- A network company must provide the worker with access to records substantiating the deactivation
The proposed rules chapter for the App-Based Worker Deactivation Rights Ordinance can be viewed on the OLS website by clicking here.
Members of the public are invited to comment on the proposed rules in writing. Written comments must be received no later than 5 PM PST on March 7, 2025. Comments may be mailed, or delivered to: Seattle Office of Labor Standards, ATTN: Laine Middaugh, Policy Analyst, 810 Third Ave, Suite 375, Seattle, WA, 98104 or emailed to laborstandards@seattle.gov with the subject line: “Comments: App-Based Worker Deactivation Rights Ordinance Proposed Rules.”
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