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Work Reform@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

Seattle becomes first in U.S. to protect gig workers from sudden 'deactivation'

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Seattle becomes first in U.S. to protect gig workers from sudden 'deactivation'

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Work Reform@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

On Tuesday, Seattle’s city council passed legisation that would protect gig workers from being suddenly kicked off apps like Instacart or DoorDash. It’s the first gig worker protection measure of its kind in the entire country.

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The underlying issue is RAMPANT employee misclassification. Most of these people aren’t contractors, they are just illegally misclassified.

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