(1) A transportation network company must pay drivers in accordance with RCW
49.46.300(4) as follows:
(a) For a dispatched trip with a passenger pick-up location in Washington all minimum compensation requirements under RCW
49.46.300(4) apply for the entirety of the trip, regardless of the passenger drop-off location; and
(b) For a dispatched trip with a passenger pick-up location outside of Washington all minimum compensation requirements under RCW
49.46.300(4) apply for the portion of a trip that occurs within Washington.
(2) For a dispatched trip with a passenger pick-up location in a city in the state of Washington with a population above 600,000, all minimum compensation requirements under RCW
49.46.300 (4)(a)(i) apply, regardless of the passenger drop-off location.
(3) For a trip with a passenger pick-up location in the state of Washington outside a city with a population above 600,000 and a passenger drop-off location inside a city with a population above 600,000 in the state of Washington, the greater of:
(a) The combined total of:
(i) The per minute and per mile minimum compensation requirements under RCW
49.46.300 (4)(a)(i) applied to the portion of passenger platform time or mileage that occurs within the city with a population above 600,000; and
(ii) The per minute and per mile compensation requirements under RCW
49.46.300 (4)(a)(ii) applied to the portion of passenger platform time or mileage that occurs outside the city with a population above 600,000; or
(b) The per trip minimum for a dispatched trip under RCW
49.46.300 (4)(a)(1)(B).
(4) Shared rides. The greater of the per trip minimums in subsections (1), (2), and (3) of this section apply to the entirety of the shared ride if any portion of the shared ride meets the requirements of subsection (1)(a) or (b) of this section.
(5) More favorable standards. If any portion of a dispatched trip or shared ride is subject to a standard established by any applicable federal, state, or local law or ordinance in a locality outside of Washington, or any rule or regulation issued under such law or ordinance, which is more favorable to drivers than these minimum compensation requirements, such standard shall not be affected by this chapter and such other laws, or rules or regulations, shall be in full force and effect and may be enforced as provided by law.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
49.46.300(16) and chapter
49.46 RCW. WSR 22-24-034, § 296-128-99050, filed 11/30/22, effective 1/1/23.]