SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 120580

• Record No: CB 120580
• Version: 5
• Council Bill No: CB 120580
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 8/8/2023
• Ordinance No: Ord 126878
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to app-based worker labor standards; establishing labor standards on deactivation protections for app-based workers working in Seattle; amending Section 3.02.125 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and adding a new Chapter 8.40 to the Seattle Municipal Code.
• Sponsors: Lisa Herbold
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Proposed Substitute, 3. Proposed Amendments, 4. Proposed Amendments Version 2, 5. Amendment 1b (added; 6/27 23), 6. Amendment 2c V3 (added; 6/27/23), 7. Proposed Substitute (7/11), 8. Proposed Amendments (7/11), 9. Amendment 6 (added; 7/11/2023), 10. Proposed Amendments (7/17), 11. Proposed Amendment A, 12. Proposed Amendment B, 13. Signed Ordinance 126878, 14. Affidavit of Publication
• Related files: Inf 2273

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/14/2023	5	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
8/14/2023	5	Mayor	returned
8/14/2023	5	Mayor	Signed
8/10/2023	5	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
8/8/2023	4	City Council	passed as amended	Pass
8/1/2023	4	City Council	postponed	Pass
7/17/2023	2	Public Safety and Human Services Committee	pass as amended	Pass
7/11/2023	2	Public Safety and Human Services Committee	discussed
6/27/2023	1	Public Safety and Human Services Committee	discussed
5/23/2023	1	City Council	referred
5/18/2023	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
5/18/2023	1	City Clerk	sent for review

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to app-based worker labor standards; establishing labor standards on deactivation protections for app-based workers working in Seattle; amending Section 3.02.125 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and adding a new Chapter 8.40 to the Seattle Municipal Code.
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WHEREAS, the Washington Constitution provides in Article XI, Section 11 that "[a]ny county, city, town or township may make and enforce within its limits all such local police, sanitary and other regulations as are not in conflict with general laws"; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council ("Council") finds and declares that:
A. App-based work is a growing source of income for workers in Seattle and across the country.
B. In the exercise of The City of Seattle's police powers, the City is granted authority to pass regulations designed to protect and promote public health, safety, and welfare.
C. This ordinance protects and promotes public health, safety, and welfare by establishing protections against unwarranted deactivations for app-based workers.
D. Many Seattle workers, including app-based workers, cannot fully participate in the community's dynamic civic life or pursue its myriad educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities because they struggle to meet their households' most basic needs, suffering job insecurity and economic instability.
E. Minimum labor standards benefit employers and hiring entities by improving worker performance, reducing worker turnover, and thereby improving productivity and the quality of the services provided by workers, including app-based workers.
F. Network companies typically manage large pools of app-based workers by relying on algorithmic management systems, which allow app-based workers to be "assigned, optimized, and evaluated through algorithms and tracked data....