(1) It is unlawful for a transportation network company to interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of any driver right provided under or in connection with chapter 49.46 RCW or associated rules. This means a transportation network company may not use a driver's exercise of any of their rights provided under chapter 49.46 RCW or associated rules as a negative factor in any account deactivation, restriction in account access, or other adverse action, or otherwise subject a driver to an adverse action for the exercise of any rights provided under chapter 49.46 RCW or associated rules.

(2) It is unlawful for a transportation network company to adopt or enforce any policy that counts the use of paid sick time for a purpose authorized under RCW 49.46.210 (1)(b), (c), or (5)(h) as an absence that may lead to or result in any account deactivation or other adverse action.

(3) It is unlawful for a transportation network company to deactivate, restrict account access, or take any adverse action against a driver because the driver has exercised their rights provided under chapter 49.46 RCW or associated rules. Such rights include, but are not limited to: Filing an action, filing a complaint with the department or driver resource center, or otherwise instituting or causing to be instituted any proceeding under or related to chapter 49.46 RCW or associated rules; exercising their right to paid sick time, compensation, tips and gratuities, reimbursements or other amounts due to a driver; utilizing the driver resource center; or testifying or offering or intending to testify in any such proceeding related to any driver rights provided under chapter 49.46 RCW or associated rules.

(4) Adverse action means any action taken or threatened by a transportation network company against a driver for the driver's exercise of chapter 49.46 RCW or associated rule rights, which actions may include, but is not limited to:

(a) Denying use of or delaying payment for paid sick time, compensation, all tips and gratuities, reimbursements, or any other amounts due to a driver;

(b) Deactivating an account as defined by RCW 49.46.300 (1)(a) and associated rules;

(c) Restricting any account access;

(d) Altering any of the driver's rates of pay;

(e) Preventing a driver's alternate compensation rate tier opportunities;

(f) Threatening to take, or taking, action based upon the immigration status of a driver or a driver's family member;

(g) Preventing a driver from working in any other lawful occupation or business; or

(h) Altering a driver's rating.