State lawmakers eye new app worker protections
Three Democrats are proposing legislation they say will better protect app-based gig workers for companies like DoorDash, GrubHub, Uber and Lyft, among others. Reps. Rick Krajewski, D-Philadelphia, Aerion Abney, D-Pittsburgh, and Jessica Benham, D-Carrick, D-Philadelphia are circulating a co-sponsorship memorandum for legislation that would require app-based companies that use independent contractors for work to provide contractors with more information and protections. Among the lawmakers’ proposals are: - Require companies to provide detailed weekly pay statements and itemized ...



