File #: Int 1846-2020    Version: Name: Disclosure of gratuity policies for food delivery workers.
Type: Introduction Status: Enacted
Committee: Committee on Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing
On agenda: 1/8/2020
Enactment date: 10/24/2021 Law number: 2021/110
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the disclosure of gratuity policies for food delivery workers
Sponsors: Margaret S. Chin, Diana I. Ayala, Brad S. Lander, Karen Koslowitz, Carlos Menchaca, Carlina Rivera , James G. Van Bramer, Helen K. Rosenthal, Antonio Reynoso, Justin L. Brannan, Inez D. Barron, Ben Kallos, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
Council Member Sponsors: 13
Summary: For each order placed on a food delivery platform, the bill prohibits a food delivery application from soliciting a tip from a customer unless it discloses the amount or proportion of each gratuity provided to the delivery worker; and the manner in which gratuities are provided, whether immediately or not, and whether in cash or not. This information must be provided before or at the same time the gratuity is solicited. The bill would require applications to credit gratuities to the worker. It would mandate that applications notify workers if a gratuity was added, the amount, whether the customer removed it and why, if a reason was provided, or if a change was made. Each day the applications would be required to inform the worker the total compensation and gratuities earned by that worker the day before. Applications would have to keep records demonstrating their compliance with this bill as part of the requirements of their licensure.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 1846-A, 2. Summary of Int. No. 1846, 3. Int. No. 1846, 4. January 8, 2020 - Charter Meeting Agenda with Links to Files, 5. Hearing Transcript - Charter Meeting 1-8-20, 6. Minutes of the Charter Meeting - January 8, 2020, 7. Committee Report 4/29/20, 8. Hearing Testimony 4/29/20, 9. Hearing Testimony 4/29/20 (Con't), 10. Hearing Transcript 4/29/20, 11. Proposed Int. No. 1846-A - 9/22/21, 12. Committee Report 9/23/21, 13. Hearing Transcript 9/23/21, 14. Committee Report - Stated Meeting, 15. September 23, 2021 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files, 16. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 9-23-21, 17. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - September 23, 2021, 18. Int. No. 1846-A (FINAL), 19. Fiscal Impact Statement, 20. Legislative Documents - Letter to the Mayor, 21. Local Law 110
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10/25/2021AMargaret S. Chin City Council Returned Unsigned by Mayor  Action details Meeting details Not available
10/24/2021AMargaret S. Chin Administration City Charter Rule Adopted  Action details Meeting details Not available
9/23/2021AMargaret S. Chin City Council Sent to Mayor by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
9/23/2021AMargaret S. Chin City Council Approved by CouncilPass Action details Meeting details Not available
9/23/2021*Margaret S. Chin Committee on Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
9/23/2021*Margaret S. Chin Committee on Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing Amendment Proposed by Comm  Action details Meeting details Not available
9/23/2021*Margaret S. Chin Committee on Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing Amended by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
9/23/2021AMargaret S. Chin Committee on Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing Approved by CommitteePass Action details Meeting details Not available
4/29/2020*Margaret S. Chin Committee on Small Business Laid Over by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/29/2020*Margaret S. Chin Committee on Small Business Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/29/2020*Margaret S. Chin Committee on Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing Laid Over by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/29/2020*Margaret S. Chin Committee on Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/8/2020*Margaret S. Chin City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/8/2020*Margaret S. Chin City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available

Int. No. 1846-A

 

By Council Members Chin, Ayala, Lander, Koslowitz, Menchaca, Rivera, Van Bramer, Rosenthal, Reynoso, Brannan, Barron, Kallos and the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams)

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the disclosure of gratuity policies for food delivery workers

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Section 20-563 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by a local law for the year 2021 amending the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to the licensing of third-party food delivery services, and repealing subchapter 22 of chapter 5 of title 20 of the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to third-party food delivery services, as proposed in introduction number 1897 for the year 2020, is amended by adding new definitions of “base wage” and “gratuity” in alphabetical order to read as follows:

Base wage. The term “base wage” means money paid, whether by the hour or otherwise, to a food delivery worker by a third-party food delivery service in exchange for work performed, not including gratuities, bonuses, allowances, shift differentials or other monetary payments that may contribute to such food delivery worker’s total compensation.

Gratuity. The term “gratuity” means a sum of money (i) paid voluntarily by a customer when placing an online order or after delivery of such online order, (ii) that is in addition to the purchase price and other mandatory charges such as taxes and fees, (iii) the amount of which the customer may choose, and (iv) that is referred to on the third-party food delivery platform as a gratuity, tip or other similar term that would suggest to a reasonable person that the sum, or a substantial portion thereof, would be received by the food delivery worker delivering goods in addition to such food delivery worker’s base wage.

§ 2. Section 20-563.2 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by a local law for the year 2021 amending the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to the licensing of third-party food delivery services, and repealing subchapter 22 of chapter 5 of title 20 of the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to third-party food delivery services, as proposed in introduction number 1897 for the year 2020, is amended to read as follows: 

§ 20-563.2 Issuance of license and certain restrictions on third-party food delivery service conduct. a. A license to operate a third-party food delivery service shall be granted in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter and any rules promulgated by the commissioner thereunder.

b. Restrictions on third-party food delivery service operations.

1. It shall be unlawful for a third-party food delivery service to solicit a gratuity for a food delivery worker hired, retained or engaged by such third-party food delivery service from a customer in connection with an online order unless such third-party food delivery service discloses, in plain language and in a conspicuous manner, the following information before or at the same time as such gratuity is solicited:

(i) The proportion or fixed amount of each gratuity that is distributed to a food delivery worker who delivers the goods purchased; and

(ii) How gratuities are distributed to a food delivery worker, including whether such gratuities are distributed immediately or otherwise, and whether such gratuities are distributed in cash or otherwise.

2. For each transaction, a food delivery worker hired, retained or engaged by a third-party food delivery service shall be notified of how much the customer paid as gratuity, if such customer paid additional gratuity, and if such customer decided to remove the gratuity and the reason for such removal, if such a reason is provided. Upon any change or payment of gratuity, a third-party delivery service shall notify such food delivery worker and credit such gratuity to such worker’s account.

3. A third-party food delivery service shall disclose to a food delivery worker hired, retained or engaged by such third-party food delivery service, the aggregate amount of compensation and aggregate amount of gratuities earned by such food delivery worker on the day after such compensation and gratuities were earned.

§ 3. Subdivision a of section 20-563.8 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by a local law for the year 2021 amending the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to the licensing of third-party food delivery services, and repealing subchapter 22 of chapter 5 of title 20 of the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to third-party food delivery services, as proposed in introduction number 1897 for the year 2020, is amended to read as follows:

a. Every third-party food delivery service required to be licensed under this subchapter shall maintain the following records in an electronic format for a period of at least three years:

1. A roster of all food service establishments the third-party food delivery service lists on its website, mobile application, or other third-party food delivery platform and has listed on such website, mobile application, or other third-party food delivery platform;

2. All written agreements with a food service establishment;

3. Records listing itemized fees the third-party food delivery service has charged each food service establishment with which the third-party food delivery service maintains an agreement;

4. Such records related to the ownership of the third-party food delivery service as the commissioner may prescribe by rule; [and]

5. Records demonstrating compliance with the requirements set forth in subdivisions c, d and e of section 20-563.2 of this subchapter; and

6. Such other records as the commissioner may prescribe by rule. 

§ 4. This local law takes effect on the same date as a local law amending the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to the licensing of third-party food delivery services, and repealing subchapter 22 of chapter 5 of title 20 of the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to third-party food delivery services, as proposed in introduction number 1897 for the year 2020, takes effect, except that the commissioner of consumer and worker protection may take such measures as are necessary for the implementation of this local law, including the promulgation of rules, prior to such effective date.

 

 

 

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