NYC Council Introduction 1332

intro.nyc/1332-2025 2024-2025 Legislative Session Mayor's Desk for Signature
Wrongful deactivation of app-based contracted delivery workers.
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Introduced: July 14, 2025

This bill would prohibit delivery services from deactivating app-based contracted delivery workers unless the deactivation is for just cause or bona fide economic reasons. A delivery service would be required to use progressive discipline prior to deactivating a worker for just cause, unless such deactivation is for egregious misconduct, and would be required to provide notice of such deactivation within 72 hours of deactivating the worker. A delivery service would be required to provide 120 days’ advance notice prior to deactivation for bona fide economic reasons. An app-based contracted delivery worker may challenge their deactivation in an informal resolution process with the delivery service, or request that the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) investigate the deactivation. If DCWP determines the deactivation was wrongful, the delivery worker would be entitled to remedies including reinstatement and payment of lost earnings.

Approved by Committee December 18, 2025

Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection Votes 6:0:0
Julie Menin (Affirmative)
Shaun Abreu (Affirmative)
Gale A. Brewer (Affirmative)
Amanda C. Farías (Affirmative)
Shekar Krishnan (Affirmative)
Chi A. Ossé (Affirmative)

Approved by Council December 18, 2025

Votes 40:0:8
Adrienne E. Adams (Affirmative)
Diana I. Ayala (Affirmative)
Shaun Abreu (Affirmative)
Joann Ariola (Negative)
Alexa Avilés (Affirmative)
Chris Banks (Affirmative)
Erik D. Bottcher (Affirmative)
Justin L. Brannan (Affirmative)
Gale A. Brewer (Affirmative)
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers (Affirmative)
Tiffany L. Cabán (Affirmative)
David M. Carr (Absent)
Carmen N. De La Rosa (Affirmative)
Eric Dinowitz (Affirmative)
Harvey D. Epstein (Affirmative)
Amanda C. Farías (Affirmative)
Simcha Felder (Negative)
Oswald J. Feliz (Affirmative)
James F. Gennaro (Affirmative)
Jennifer Gutiérrez (Affirmative)
Shahana K. Hanif (Affirmative)
Kamillah Hanks (Absent)
Robert F. Holden (Negative)
Crystal Hudson (Affirmative)
Rita C. Joseph (Affirmative)
Shekar Krishnan (Affirmative)
Linda Lee (Affirmative)
Farah N. Louis (Affirmative)
Kristy Marmorato (Negative)
Christopher Marte (Affirmative)
Darlene Mealy (Negative)
Julie Menin (Affirmative)
Frank Morano (Negative)
Francisco P. Moya (Affirmative)
Mercedes Narcisse (Affirmative)
Sandy Nurse (Affirmative)
Chi A. Ossé (Affirmative)
Vickie Paladino (Negative)
Keith Powers (Affirmative)
Lincoln Restler (Affirmative)
Kevin C. Riley (Affirmative)
Yusef Salaam (Affirmative)
Rafael Salamanca, Jr. (Affirmative)
Pierina Ana Sanchez (Affirmative)
Lynn C. Schulman (Affirmative)
Althea V. Stevens (Affirmative)
Sandra Ung (Affirmative)
Inna Vernikov (Negative)
Nantasha M. Williams (Affirmative)
Julie Won (Affirmative)
Susan Zhuang (Absent)