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NY A10118
Bill
Status
2/2/2026
Primary Sponsor
Stefani Zinerman
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AI Summary
- Prohibits food delivery platforms from using algorithmic systems that require delivery times impossible to meet while following traffic laws, or that penalize workers for factors beyond their control like traffic, weather, and restaurant delays
- Bans algorithms that incentivize speeding, unsafe driving, or ignoring traffic signals, and prevents platforms from reducing pay or tips when workers refuse to engage in unsafe conduct
- Requires delivery time estimates shown to consumers and workers to be labeled as estimates only and prohibits using them as the sole basis for discipline or reduced compensation
- Mandates platforms provide workers written notice of how algorithms assign deliveries, evaluate performance, and determine suspensions, with workers entitled to written explanations for any deactivation
- Grants enforcement authority to the Labor Commissioner, Attorney General, Department of Transportation, and Department of State, with anti-retaliation protections for workers who file complaints or refuse unsafe conduct
- Takes effect 180 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Enacts the "food delivery worker safety and fair algorithms act" to prohibit food delivery platforms from utilizing or deploying any algorithmic management system that requires or incentivizes delivery workers to complete deliveries within a fixed or rigid time window that cannot reasonably be met while complying with all applicable traffic laws and safety regulations; penalizes, deactivates, suspends, deprioritizes, or otherwise limits a delivery worker's access to work opportunities for failure to meet delivery time estimates that do not account for traffic patterns, traffic congestion, weather conditions, restaurant delays, or lawful compliance with traffic signals, signage, and rules of the road; directly or indirectly incentivizes speeding, unsafe operation of a vehicle or bicycle, or disregard of traffic control devices, signage, or pedestrian right-of-way; and reduces pay, tips, bonuses, or access to incentives based on a delivery worker's refusal or inability to engage in unsafe or unlawful conduct.
Last Action
referred to labor
2/2/2026