Wage and Hour, Employee Benefits, Delivery Drivers

NYC Council Passes Bills Expanding Minimum Pay Protections to App-Based Grocery Delivery Workers

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 7/25/2025

The New York City Council has passed a several bills that would extend pay and other protections to many more app-based delivery workers and entitle them to a minimum pay-rate of $21.44 per hour. In December 2023, New York...more

Classification of App-Based Couriers as Employees in Mexico

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/27/2025

App-based couriers in Mexico are now classified as employees under an amendment to the Federal Labor Law published on December 24, 2024, in the Official Gazette of the Federation (Diario Oficial de la Federación). ...more

Forthcoming Additions and Modifications to Employment Laws in Colorado

Littler on 7/3/2024

The 2024 Colorado legislative session has concluded and resulted in several new laws affecting Colorado employers. This Insight provides an overview of some significant changes....more

Washington’s New Law Presents Sweeping Changes to Gig Economy

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/15/2022

With the groundbreaking enactment of a new law relating to certain transportation network companies, rideshare drivers in Washington State will soon enjoy various benefits typically associated with employee status while...more

In Big Win For Gig Companies, California Voters Approve Proposition 22

Fisher Phillips on 11/4/2020

In one of the most closely watched (and most expensive) fronts in the ongoing battle over employment classification of gig workers, California voters appear to have approved Proposition 22, a ballot measure that confirms the...more

Seattle Mandates Temporary Premium Pay and Other Benefits for Certain Gig Economy Workers During Pandemic

Epstein Becker & Green on 7/4/2020

As we wrote about in more detail here, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has brought increased attention to the legal and practical distinctions between employees (who are entitled to various compensation and employment...more

City of Los Angeles Issues 3 Orders Related to Supplemental Paid Sick Leave and Worker Protection

Greenberg Glusker LLP on 4/15/2020

On April 7, 2020, Mayor Eric Garcetti issued three emergency orders that have an impact on employers in the City of Los Angeles: (1) requiring 80 hours of COVID-19-related paid sick leave to employees of large employers; (2)...more

California Voters May Get Chance To Overturn ABC Test For Gig Drivers

Fisher Phillips on 10/31/2019

When California’s AB 5 was signed into law last month, a chorus of voices decried the fact that it could radically change the gig economy as we know it. Many contended that the average app-based driver enjoyed being an...more

Can We Amazon-Prime An Employee?! How The Gig Economy And Technology Are Changing How Hospitality Companies Hire And Manage Their...

Fisher Phillips on 9/6/2019

The surge in popularity of the gig economy in recent years has largely been a positive trend. The gig economy has made it possible for us to Uber from place to place, hire housecleaners or handymen as needed, find a dog...more

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