Sections
22 entriesSection 7470Defines the chapter’s title as the Transportation Network Company Drivers Labor Relations Act and allows the chapter to be cited by that…Section 7470.1Establishes state policy and legislative intent favoring TNC drivers’ association, self-organization, chosen representation, good-faith negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and application of the state-action…Section 7470.2Defines terms governing TNC labor relations, including active driver, board, certified bargaining organization, company union, covered TNC, sectoral agreement, TNC, driver, and…Section 7470.3Allows TNC drivers to form, join, and participate in driver organizations, bargain through chosen representatives, engage in concerted activity for bargaining or…Section 7470.4Establishes the board as the enforcer of this chapter, applies its Government Code Section 3541.3 powers and duties, and allows necessary implementing…Section 7470.5Requires each TNC, starting January 1, 2026, to report prior-quarter rides within two weeks of quarter-end; within 14 days the board must…Section 7470.6Requires each covered TNC, beginning with the quarter ending March 31, 2026, to submit within two weeks driver data completing at least…Section 7470.7Sets a TNC driver organization designation process using a 10-day application period on or after January 1, 2026 and every three months…Section 7470.8Establishes TNC-driver-organization certification after May 1, 2026: 10% support triggers board review within 30 days and bars another organization’s certification for six…Section 7470.9Requires the certified driver bargaining organization to fairly represent unit drivers and receive quarterly driver lists within three weeks after quarter-end. Dues…Section 7470.10Requires all covered TNCs to bargain with the certified driver bargaining organization on matters within the scope of representation once the board…Section 7470.11Defines “scope of representation” to include TNC driver earnings, benefits, and other terms and conditions of work, expressly including deactivations. Each of…Section 7470.12Limits covered TNC governance by reserving to each individual covered TNC exclusive control over the development, maintenance, design, pricing, and implementation of…Section 7470.13Requires a sectoral agreement submitted for board approval to separately address listed subjects unless mutually waived, including deactivation appeals, paid leave, earnings…Section 7470.14Requires covered TNCs and certified driver bargaining organization to bargain in good faith; approval requires at least 80% rideshare volume and both…Section 7470.15Requires a TNC reaching the 95% threshold during a sectoral agreement to become immediately bound for its remaining term unless an order…Section 7470.16Allows a noncovered TNC to become bound to an existing sectoral agreement for its remaining term by written notice to the board,…Section 7470.17Requires board approval of sectoral agreements after general-counsel review; absent good cause, the recommendation is due within 60 days and the board’s…Section 7470.18Prohibits specified unfair practices by TNCs, multicompany committees, and TNC driver organizations, including withholding required information, bad-faith bargaining, TNC domination of driver…Section 7470.19Exempts meetings of a mediator or arbitrator with either or both parties or groups participating in the specified TNC negotiation, mediation, and…Section 7470.20Establishes the chapter’s provisions as severable, so a court decision invalidating any portion or application does not affect the validity of the…Section 7470.21Allows the board to adopt, amend, or repeal rules and regulations needed to carry out the chapter as emergency regulations under the…