Seattle became the first city in the nation to implement permanent paid sick and safe time benefits for app-based gig workers ... least 250 app-based employees. With the passing of this law, workers ...
This week the Seattle City Council will introduce a bill aimed at protecting gig workers from sudden deactivation, which will provide transparency guidelines for companies that engage in the practice.
as well as some 20 municipalities including Seattle and New York City, have their own paid sick-leave laws. Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, workers at public and private organizations ...
a Seattle attorney who specializes in cases related to foodborne illness. Although expanding access to paid sick leave is important, he said, it probably wouldn’t stop all worker-associated ...
The U.S. is the "only industrialized nation" without a national paid ... law that lets workers take unpaid time off to take care of their loved ones or their own health — the Family and Medical ...
To combat outbreaks at restaurants and other dining establishments, policies that support sick workers, including paid leave, may be needed, the agency said in a report this week. Send any friend ...
Jay Inslee on Monday afternoon signed into law a bill ... status as gig workers and not company employees. Under HB 2076, drivers are guaranteed benefits that include paid sick leave, a minimum ...
With Americans facing record-breaking inflation rates and concerns of a recession on the horizon, the hourly workforce is looking towards gig work ... and family leave, and workers comp ...
Fourteen states and Washington, D.C. have paid sick leave laws, according to the Center for American Progress, a liberal-leaning think tank. "If companies value their employees' health and their ...
The law applies to all private businesses ... creates statewide paid sick and safe leave entitlements for eligible employees and expands protections for pregnant and nursing employees.
Railroad operator CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) said Monday it has reached an agreement for its unionized workers to avail paid sick leave benefits. The agreement was reached with the Sheet Metal ...
About 44% of managers told the CDC their restaurants provided paid sick leave to workers. That’s a problem, according to Mitzi Baum, the chief executive of STOP Foodborne Illness, a nonprofit advocacy ...
