Whistleblower protections

(a) In general A covered digital labor platform provider may not discriminate or retaliate (including through intimidation, threats, coercion, deactivation, diminishment of compensation or access to the covered digital labor platform or work assignments, or harassment) against any app-based worker— (1) for exercising, or attempting to exercise, any right provided under this Act; or (2) because the app-based worker (or another individual acting at the request of the app-based worker or an authorized agent of the app-based worker) has— (A) filed a written or oral complaint to the covered digital labor platform provider, or a Federal, State, or local government entity of a violation of section 4, 5, or 6; (B) instituted, caused to be instituted, or otherwise participated in any inquiry or proceeding under or related to this Act; (C) given, or is about to give, any information in connection with any inquiry or proceeding relating to any right provided under this Act; or (D) testified, or is about to testify, in any inquiry or proceeding relating to any right provided under this Act. (b) Rebuttable presumption If a covered digital labor platform provider takes an adverse action against an app-based worker within 90 days of the app-based worker engaging, or attempting to engage in, activities protected by subsection (a), there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the adverse action is in violation of such subsection.