The Empowering App-Based Workers Act requires digital labor platforms (ride-hailing, delivery, food service, and retail apps) to provide workers with transparency about how they are paid, monitored, and assigned work, including detailed pay receipts, weekly statements showing hourly wages, and clear notices about automated decision-making systems and data collection practices. The bill caps platform take-rates at 25% for ride-hailing services, requires platforms to submit quarterly wage and demographic data to the Department of Labor for public release, and prohibits retaliation against workers who assert their rights under the law. Enforcement authority rests with the Department of Labor, which has 180 days to issue implementing regulations, while workers, consumers, and labor organizations gain the right to sue platforms directly for violations with damages ranging from $1,000 to $25,000 or more per infraction plus attorney fees. The bill applies to millions of gig economy workers—who are disproportionately people of color and often earn poverty wages—and aims to address wage theft, algorithmic opacity, and misclassification, while preserving all existing labor law protections and allowing states to enact stronger standards.
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