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

by Kurt Schlosser on March 26, 2024March 26, 2024 at 3:43 pm

Grocery delivery company Instacart has settled with the Seattle Office of Labor Standards for alleged violations of the city’s Gig Worker Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance.

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

by Kurt Schlosser on December 28, 2023December 28, 2023 at 12:14 pm

Citing new ordinances recently passed in Seattle that aim to help gig workers, the Target-owned delivery service Shipt informed customers this week that it will pause operations in the city starting Jan.… Read More

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

by Lisa Stiffler on March 28, 2023March 29, 2023 at 9:09 am

The Seattle City Council today unanimously approved rules providing paid sick leave for food-delivery and other on-demand, app-based gig economy workers. The city appears to be the first in the… Read More

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

by Mike Lewis on June 24, 2021June 24, 2021 at 3:42 pm

Seattle’s Office of Labor Standards reached a $3.4 million settlement with Uber to resolve claims for back wages and unpaid sick leave. The money, the labor standard’s office said, will… Read More

Seattle considers mandating hazard pay for gig workers during the pandemic

by Monica Nickelsburg on May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 at 2:48 pm

The Seattle City Council is considering new emergency legislation that would require companies like Uber and Grubhub to pay drivers $5 for each delivery or ride they provide, on top… Read More

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