Deactivated accounts are one of gig workers' biggest challenges. NYC just got Uber Eats to reactivate some of them.

Uber Eats agreed to reactivate the accounts of some delivery workers under a settlement with New York City.

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• Some New York City delivery workers' accounts will be reactivated under a settlement with Uber Eats.
• As many as 10,000 gig workers could see their accounts set live again under the deal with the city of New York.
• Account deactivations, which are often sudden and unexplained, are a major challenge for gig workers.

New York City is taking...