The new bill would require weekly pay statements & per-job receipts. It also:
🛑 Bans discriminatory pay based on demographic data.
💻 Limits algorithmic control.
📊 Mandates transparency to the Dept of Labor.
💪 Preserves stronger local/state protections.

Congress should support it.

In a survey with platform workers in Texas, @hrw.org found that workers make $5.12/hr after expenses, that's 70 percent below a living wage. Some make nothing at all. No health care, paid leave, or unemployment protections. Many are laid off without notice, explanation, or recourse.

The Empowering App-Based Workers Act, introduced by @schatz.bsky.social & Senator Chris Murphy, would require platform companies to disclose how they use algorithms to manage, pay, assign, and suspend workers. It would guarantee ridehail drivers at least 75% of each fare.