Protect Uber and Lyft Drivers from Unfair Deactivation
Enacted on Jul 31, 2026Signed into law by the Mayor.
Signed into Law
Local Law 2026/052
✦ Plain-Language Summary
This law prevents ride-share companies like Uber and Lyft from unfairly cutting off drivers from their apps without good reason. Companies must now give advance notice before deactivating drivers and can only do so for just cause, economic reasons, or legal requirements. Drivers who believe they were wrongfully deactivated can challenge the decision and may get their job back with back pay.
Details
- Introduced
- Feb 28, 2024
- Passed Council
- Jan 29, 2026
- Enacted
- Jan 29, 2026
- Body
- Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Type
- Introduction
- Status
- Enacted
Sponsors (24)
Official Description
This bill would prohibit high-volume for-hire vehicle services (“for-hire vehicle services”) from deactivating high-volume for-hire vehicle drivers (“drivers”), unless due to just cause, a bona fide economic reason, or if required to by law. For-hire vehicle services would be required to provide advance notice prior to deactivating a driver, except that they may immediately deactivate a driver in cases involving account sharing or fraud, or if the driver is alleged to have engaged in egregious misconduct such as violence, sexual harassment or assault, or discrimination. A driver may challenge their deactivation through an informal resolution process with the for-hire vehicle service, or request that the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection investigate the deactivation. If the department determines that the deactivation was wrongful, the driver would be entitled to remedies including reinstatement and back pay.