Washington’s Fair Pay Standard

Pay rates for Seattle TNC drivers, the highest in the nation, have increased to $1.59/mile and 68¢/minute with a trip minimum of $5.95. Pay rates for the rest of Washington have increased to $1.34/mile and 39¢/minute, with a trip minimum of $3.45, the nation's highest statewide pay standard. These pay rates are inflation indexed, meaning that they’ll adjust every year to keep pace with rising cost of living.

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Paid Sick Time

By organizing together through Drivers Union, UBER and LYFT drivers in Washington state are the first drivers in the country to win the right to paid sick time! 

You can use paid sick time for yourself or a family member for a mental or physical illness, to go to the doctor, for leave related to domestic violence, or during a deactivation. 

Paid Family & Medical Leave

Drivers Union is proud to have won the nation's first Paid Family & Medical Leave benefits for rideshare drivers.  Paid Leave provides up to 12 weeks pay during a serious illness or when welcoming a new child to your family, at no cost to rideshare drivers who enroll.  

Workers Compensation

Workers Compensation insurance provides medical benefits and wage replacement to workers who are injured on the job. Most commonly for drivers, this will involve acute injuries, such as those sustained in vehicle collisions. However, workers compensation can also cover long term conditions, such as lower back pain, when they result from the ongoing performance of work duties.

Washington UBER and LYFT drivers are entitled to Workers’ Compensation insurance for any injury or illness incurred from the time you accept a ride until the time that ride ends, including the period during which you’re driving to pick up the passenger.

Deactivation

If you’ve been deactivated, you have the right to appeal any unfair deactivation. Drivers Union’s legal team will support your deactivation appeals, representing you through the process to ensure your ability to contest unfair and arbitrary deactivations.

Enforcement

Drivers Union fights for driver rights and keeps fighting to ensure that those rights are respected. If you believe that any of your rights have been violated, including the fair pay standard, paid sick time, Workers’ Compensation rights or any other violation of your rights under the law, get Drivers Union support to enforce your rights.