{"id":255929,"date":"2021-10-21T18:30:06","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T13:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=255929"},"modified":"2021-10-21T17:22:17","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T11:52:17","slug":"new-york-nyc-council-passes-food-delivery-app-laws-offering-protection-to-delivery-persons-awaiting-assent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2021\/10\/21\/new-york-nyc-council-passes-food-delivery-app-laws-offering-protection-to-delivery-persons-awaiting-assent\/","title":{"rendered":"New York | NYC Council passes Food Delivery App Laws, offering protection to delivery persons; awaiting assent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0New York City Council has passed\u00a0various\u00a0bills\u00a0on September 23, 2021, offering protection to delivery workers in New York. The bills\u00a0are\u00a0awaiting Mayor\u2019s assent. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0key bills passed by the Council are:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prohibition on Fees for Payment of Wages:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bill 2296-2021<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0entails\u00a0payment to delivery workers by\u00a0third-party food delivery services on a weekly basis.\u00a0The Bill also\u00a0forbids\u00a0third-party food delivery services from charging delivery workers a fee in order to obtain their wages and tips in a specific payment method, such as direct deposit or check.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Disclosure of Gratuity Polices:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bill 1846-2020<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0prohibits third-party food delivery services from soliciting a tip from a customer unless it also discloses (i) the proportion or fixed amount of each tip that will be distributed to the food delivery worker, (ii) the manner in which the tip is provided to the worker (whether immediately or not), and (iii) the method in which the tip will be provided (in cash or another method).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Third-party food delivery services must maintain for at least three years records\u00a0indicative of\u00a0compliance with the above requirements as a condition of maintaining a license to operate in New\u00a0York .<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Geographic Limits on Delivery:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bill 2289-2021<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0provides for better\u00a0working conditions for workers and requires that third-party food delivery services permit workers to set limits on distance and routes for deliveries.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1. Third-party food delivery services must inform the delivery worker, prior to the trip, the address where the food, beverage or other goods must be picked up, the estimated time and distance per trip, whether the customer provided a gratuity, and the compensation for the trip (excluding gratuity).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2. In any event of violation, a third-party food delivery service will be subject to a $500 fine for the first violation and, for subsequent violations that occur within two years of any previous violation, up to $750 for the second violation and up to $1,000 for each succeeding violation. Food delivery workers will also be entitled to seek compensatory damages in actions against third-party food delivery service for any violations under the law.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Insulated Food Bags to Be Provided to Delivery Workers:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bill 2288-2021<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0requires third-party food delivery services to provide, at their own expense, insulated food bags to food delivery workers that have worked at least six deliveries for the service. Previously, a third-party food delivery service could require its workers to provide insulated food bags at their own expense.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In case of violation, the bill gives the Department the power to deny, suspend, or revoke a third-party delivery service\u2019s license to operate in New York.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bathroom Access for Delivery Workers:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bill 2298-2021<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0states that\u00a0bathroom facilities to food delivery workers\u00a0shall be provided,\u00a0so long as the delivery worker\u00a0is\u00a0picking up an order for delivery.\u00a0Such facilities\u00a0must\u00a0be\u00a0included\u00a0in its contracts with restaurants.\u00a0However, the bill notes that a restaurant is not required to do so if (i) accessing the toilet facility would require a worker to walk through the establishment\u2019s kitchen, food preparation area, storage area or utensil washing area or (ii) accessing the facility \u201cwould create an obvious health and safety risk to the food delivery worker or to the establishment.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">*Tanvi Singh, Editorial Assistant has reported this brief.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0New York City Council has passed\u00a0various\u00a0bills\u00a0on September 23, 2021, offering protection to delivery workers in New York. 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