App-Based Worker Ordinances

App-Based Worker Legislation

In 2022 and 2023, City Council passed three ordinances providing rights and protections for app-based workers.

App-Based Worker Minimum Payment Ordinance (SMC 8.37) goes into effect on January 13, 2024, providing covered app-based workers rights to minimum payment, transparency, and flexibility.
App-Based Worker Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance (SMC 8.39) goes into effect for Food Delivery Network Company workers on May 1, 2023, and for all the other app-based workers on January 13, 2024, providing covered workers with paid sick and safe time.
App-Based Worker Deactivation Rights Ordinance (SMC 3.40) goes into effect on January 1, 2025, providing several deactivation-related rights and protections for covered workers.

Companion legislation to the App-Based Worker Minimum Payment and Deactivation Rights ordinances requires that Network Companies (app-based hiring entities) become licensed and remit a 10-cent fee to the City for each covered order or service. Fee monies are collected to recover the regulatory costs of licensing and to implement the ordinances. More information about the Network Company licensing and fee can be found here.

2025 Notice of Rights for App-Based Workers

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The 2025 Model Notice of Rights for App-Based Workers is also available in Arabic/ عربي, Amharic/አማርኛ, Chinese/中文, French / Français, Hindi / हिन्दी, Japanese/日本語, Korean/한국어, Oromo/Oromiffa, Russian/русский, Somali/af Soomaali, Spanish/Español, Tagalog, Tigrigna/ትግርኛ, Turkish / Türkçe, Ukrainian / українська, Vietnamese/Tiếng Việt.