https://www.wired.com/story/covid-opens-door-gig-workers-sick-pay/

As Covid-19 made its grim march around the country in March, Seattle became the first American city to close down. It was the first, too, where gig workers began to report that jobs had dried up, or that they had stopped working because they were scared for their health.

Last week, the city notched another first. An emergency ordinance passed by the Seattle City Council would require app-based companies such as Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and Instacart to pay their workers a form of sick pay, based on the number of days they’ve worked for the company and the amount they’re earned. A spokesperson for Mayor Jenny Durkan said she will sign the bill.