Seattle’s new gig worker pay law, which took effect in January 2024, has been a focal point of labor debate. The city’s Office of Labor Standards released a comprehensive dataset that suggests the ordinance has lifted worker earnings and maintained order volume. The law requires the five largest delivery platforms— DoorDash , Uber Eats , and Instacart among them—to submit detailed records covering every worker and every offer. The dataset spans 92,000 workers and 15 million offers over 18 months. Average pay for time online rose to $15.98 per hour, up from pre‑ordinance estimates as low as $3.17. Weekly completed offers grew 3.2% during the same period, countering industry claims of a sustained drop in demand. Network company fees averaged 19.3% of total order payments, and the ordinance itself imposes no fees, though companies added Seattle regulatory fees in response. The city’s release said that thoughtful public policy can rise to the challenge of ensuring fair compensation for platform workers while maintaining consumer access, according to James Parrott, a senior fellow at the Center for New York City Affairs at The New School. DoorDash reported that its Seattle drivers earned more than 20% less per hour on the app in 2024 than in 2023, with the decline reaching nearly 25% by the third quarter of 2025. The company also noted that Seattle consumers pay the highest delivery fees in the country, exceeding the average in comparable cities by more than 3.5 times. The Carnegie Mellon study used data from Gridwise, covering roughly 3,700 workers over six months, and OLS said that the sample is self‑selected toward heavier users and represents about 4% of the workforce captured in its own report. While the report acknowledges limitations—no pre‑ordinance baseline from the same sources and privacy constraints that may undercount multi‑app workers—OLS plans to continue analyzing quarterly data, broaden coverage to smaller platforms beyond delivery, and conduct qualitative research with workers to gauge the law’s long‑term impact.