Everything you need to know about Proposition 22.

With the passing of the Proposition 22 ballot measure in California, we’re thrilled to bring you access to new benefits. Detailed information about some key benefits is outlined below. 

Driving time.

Proposition 22 allows you to keep choosing when you drive on the Via platform, but it restricts the amount to no more than 12 hours during a 24-hour period, unless you have been logged off from the Via platform for an uninterrupted 6 hours.

Earnings floor. 

We will ensure that your weekly net earnings are always above a net earnings floor, which will be computed as a total of these two components:

• At least 120% of the local area’s minimum wage for engaged time on the Via platform (this refers to the time between accepting a ride and dropping the rider off)
• Mileage reimbursements at $0.35/engaged mile (the mileage driven during your engaged time on the Via platform). This rate is updated annually with inflation.

Insurance coverage.

On top of existing auto liability coverage, you will receive occupational accident insurance to cover medical expenses and lost income resulting from any injuries suffered while you are driving on Via’s platform. Similarly, your spouses, children, and any other dependents will receive accidental death insurance coverage for such injuries.

Disaffiliation appeals.

If your contract is terminated and you are disaffiliated from Via’s platform, you will be entitled to appeal the decision.

Quarterly healthcare subsidy.

Driver partners are eligible to qualify for a healthcare subsidy in the form of a quarterly payment that can be used to offset the costs of eligible healthcare insurance.

Healthcare subsidy eligibility.

In order to qualify for the subsidy, you must be currently enrolled in a qualifying healthcare plan — a plan for which you are the subscriber and which is not an employer-sponsored plan, Medicare, or Medicaid. In the coming weeks, we will send a link through which you can submit your proof of enrollment.

To receive the subsidy, you must spend a minimum amount of engaged time on the Via platform:

• If you accrue an average of 25 hours or more per week of engaged time in the calendar quarter, you will qualify for a subsidy of 100% of the average Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) contribution for a Covered California bronze health insurance plan in that period.
• If you accrue an average of 15-25 hours per week of engaged time in the calendar quarter, you will qualify for a subsidy of 50% of the average ACA contribution for a Covered California bronze health insurance plan in that period.

Acceptable proof of enrollment.

The types of documents accepted as proof of enrollment in a qualifying healthcare plan include: health insurance membership or identification cards, evidence of coverage and disclosure forms from the health plan, or claim forms and other documents necessary to submit claims so long as these documents show that you are the subscriber. Please note that qualifying plans do not include plans sponsored by your employer, plans for which you are not the subscriber (e.g., a spouse’s plan), Medicare plans, or Medicaid plans.

Tap here to submit your proof of enrollment.

Timeline.

Healthcare subsidies will be paid to drivers who qualify after each calendar quarter. Calendar quarters are three- month periods of time (approximately 13 weeks long) and correspond to the following dates:

Jan. 1 through Mar. 31
Apr. 1 through Jun. 30
Jul. 1 through Sep. 30
Oct. 1 through Dec. 31

To be eligible for a subsidy at the end of any given quarter in which you drove for a sufficient amount of hours, you must submit your proof of enrollment in a qualifying healthcare plan within 15 days of the end of the quarter. For example, you must submit your proof of enrollment by January 15, 2022 to qualify for the subsidy for Quarter 4 of 2021 (Oct. 1 through Dec. 31). 

How to enroll in a healthcare plan.

If you don’t currently have health insurance, click here to find out more about how you can select and enroll in a plan from Covered California. Please keep in mind that you need to enroll in a plan during Covered California’s open enrollment period unless you experience a qualifying event. Please visit https://www.coveredca.com/ for more information.