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What is NYC RCNY § 7-807?

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(a) For purposes of § 20-1523(a) of the Administrative Code, a delivery service shall be considered to have charged or imposed a fee on a contracted delivery worker for the use of a form of payment selected by such service if (1) the service does not offer a form of payment to a contracted delivery worker free from any

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Effective: 7/9/2022Last amended: 1/25/2026

§ 7-807 Payments to Workers.

RCNY § 7-807

(a)For purposes of § 20-1523(a) of the Administrative Code, a delivery service shall be considered to have charged or imposed a fee on a contracted delivery worker for the use of a form of payment selected by such service if (1) the service does not offer a form of payment to a contracted delivery worker free from any fees charged or imposed by a financial intermediary or other person or (2) a fee for payment is charged or imposed on a contracted delivery worker by any parent, affiliate, or subsidiary entity of the delivery service.

(b)A delivery service must calculate compensation owed to a contracted delivery worker for each pay period. The pay period need not coincide with the calendar week but may begin on any day and at any hour of the day. A delivery service must establish a single pay period for all contracted delivery workers it engages. Once the beginning time of the pay period is established, it must remain fixed, and may be changed only if the change is intended to be permanent.

(c)The requirements of section § 20-1523 of the Administrative Code and this section apply to a contracted delivery worker for any pay period in which such contracted delivery worker engages in trip time. (Added City Record 6/9/2022, eff. 7/9/2022; amended City Record 6/12/2023, eff. 7/12/2023; amended City Record 12/26/2025, eff. 1/25/2026)

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