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Community members have raised concerns about councilmembers’ ties to the restaurant and hospitality industry ahead of a vote that would rollback a minimum wage law for app delivery drivers.
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After a new minimum wage law for gig delivery drivers took effect, apps like DoorDash, Instacart and Uber Eats raised customer fees. Now Seattle City Council is considering revisions to the law.
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Most gig workers in Seattle will be permanently entitled to paid sick leave and safe time under a first-in-the-nation law.
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The Seattle City Council will vote Tuesday on the first in a series of policies that would ask app-based companies like food delivery services to improve wages, transparency and other working conditions for gig workers.
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Thousands of Etsy sellers closed their online shops for a week starting Monday in an attempt to get the company to address several complaints they have about the site.
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Uber is paying $3.4 million to resolve claims for back wages and unpaid sick leave from more than 15,000 drivers in Seattle. The company reached the…
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Washington state lawmakers are trying to figure out how to make benefits such as health insurance and retirement funds more accessible to people in the gig economy.
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On-demand delivery startup Postmates has been ordered to pay more than two years' worth of worker compensation premiums for its couriers in Washington.The…
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Finding a place to live in Seattle isn’t easy. Prices are high and inventory is low. Some say short-term rentals, like Airbnbs, are part of the problem.…
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The ride-app company Uber says it now has 10,000 active drivers in the Seattle region. It’s an example of what’s come to be called the “gig economy,” in…