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title: "Massachusetts Driver Benefits"
description: "In June 2024, Uber reached an agreement with Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell that adds protections and benefits for independent Massachusetts Uber Rides drivers. For Rides trips beginning in Massachusetts, drivers are guaranteed $34.48 per hour of active time, calculated over two-week periods, with supplemental payments when trip fares and included incentives fall short. Beginning November 1, 2024, drivers can accrue up to 40 hours of paid sick leave annually at $21.22 per hour, subject to the stated accrual and claiming rules. The post also describes occupational accident insurance, Paid Family Medical Leave payments, a portable health fund with quarterly eligibility, and account-deactivation appeals. It explains how active time, sick leave, guaranteed earnings, and health-fund participation are viewed or claimed through Uber’s systems and related administrators."
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# Massachusetts Driver Benefits

[Uber](https://yomu.fyi/company/uber) · Apr 29, 2026

**Type:** Announcement

## Summary

In June 2024, Uber reached an agreement with Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell that adds protections and benefits for independent Massachusetts Uber Rides drivers. For Rides trips beginning in Massachusetts, drivers are guaranteed $34.48 per hour of active time, calculated over two-week periods, with supplemental payments when trip fares and included incentives fall short. Beginning November 1, 2024, drivers can accrue up to 40 hours of paid sick leave annually at $21.22 per hour, subject to the stated accrual and claiming rules. The post also describes occupational accident insurance, Paid Family Medical Leave payments, a portable health fund with quarterly eligibility, and account-deactivation appeals. It explains how active time, sick leave, guaranteed earnings, and health-fund participation are viewed or claimed through Uber’s systems and related administrators.

## Context

The benefits apply to select Uber Rides activity originating in Massachusetts under Uber’s agreement with the state Attorney General. Uber Eats activity is not subject to the agreement.

## Approach / What changed

Uber provides a minimum active-time earnings guarantee, paid sick leave accrual, occupational accident insurance, Paid Family Medical Leave payments, and access to a portable health fund. Drivers use the Driver App’s Massachusetts Benefits Hub to review earnings and claim sick leave, while the health fund is administered by a third party and eligibility is assessed quarterly using active hours and required health-plan documentation.

## Takeaways

- The $34.48 hourly minimum applies only to active time on Rides trips beginning in Massachusetts; delivery trips and Rides trips beginning outside the state do not contribute.
- Drivers accrue one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours of qualifying active time, can claim it in one-hour blocks, and may claim up to 40 hours in a calendar year.
- The portable health fund evaluates active hours quarterly, with full-stipend eligibility at an average of at least 25 hours per week and half-stipend eligibility between 15 and 25 hours.

## FAQ

### What counts as active time for the Massachusetts earnings guarantee?

Active time starts when a driver is en route to a Rides trip and ends when the rider is dropped off. For cancellations, driving before notification counts, while driving afterward does not; overlapping trips count only once.

### How are supplemental minimum-earnings payments calculated?

Uber reviews trip fares, included incentives, and active time at the end of each two-week minimum earnings period. If the calculated earnings are below the guaranteed rate, Uber issues supplemental payments; tips, customer-charged fees, and offline promotions are excluded.

### What determines eligibility for the portable health fund?

Drivers averaging at least 25 active hours per week during a calendar quarter qualify for a full stipend, while those averaging between 15 and 25 qualify for a half stipend. A third-party administrator also requires documentation of a qualifying health plan, and active hours on Uber and Lyft are combined.

**Tags:** [Health Insurance](https://yomu.fyi/topic/health-insurance), [Paid Sick Leave](https://yomu.fyi/topic/paid-sick-leave), [Uber](https://yomu.fyi/topic/uber)

- Source: [Uber](https://www.uber.com/us/en/blog/massachusetts-driver-benefits)
- Source URL: https://www.uber.com/us/en/blog/massachusetts-driver-benefits
- Ingested by Yomu: 2026-09-14T12:02:00.837Z

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