Gig Worker Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance Goes into Effect July 13, 2020

The Office of Labor Standards announces that the Gig Worker Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance goes into effect today, July 13, 2020. The temporary law allows certain gig workers to take 24-hour increments of paid leave to care for their own health and safety, or the health and safety of a family member, under qualifying circumstances during the Covid-19 emergency.

Certain gig workers can have access to paid sick and paid safe time (Gig Worker PSST) from transportation network companies (licensed according to Seattle Municipal Code 6.310) and food delivery network companies (FDNCs) that arrange for delivery of groceries, prepared food, or beverages.

Full details of the law are available on the Office of Labor Standards website here, including a new Gig Worker PSST question and answer document available here.  

Gig workers with questions and complaints can submit an online inquiry form here.

Hiring entities with requests for technical assistance can send an email to business.laborstandards@seattle.gov or submit an on-line inquiry form here.

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