The Growing Role of Localities in the United States in Enacting and Enforcing Protections for Gig Economy Workers

As the gig economy has expanded, New York City, and Seattle, two progressive cities in the United States, have become leaders in regulating working conditions in the platform economy in recent years through legislation and enforcement. Other localities have also brought enforcement actions to enforce platform workers’ rights, recovering millions of dollars for workers. Within the federalist system of the United States, cities and localities may be well-suited to advance protections for platfor