Uber Pays $3.4 Million for Seattle Gig Worker Leave Law Mistakes

Uber Pays $3.4 Million for Seattle Gig Worker Leave Law Mistakes
The exterior of the new Uber headquarters, in San Francisco, Calif., on March 29, 2021. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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SEATTLE—Uber has agreed to pay more than $3.4 million to 15,000 drivers after making mistakes related to Seattle’s pioneering paid sick leave law covering gig workers.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Seattle City Council last year temporarily extended sick and safe leave protections to gig workers, who previously didn’t qualify because many companies treat them as independent contractors.