Employer sick-note rules · gig

Does DoorDash accept an online doctor’s note?

Dashers are independent contractors with no attendance policy. No note is needed to stop dashing. A note only matters for the few state or city gig sick-pay programs.

Sources, read 2026-09-23

• Uber, Lyft, DoorDash workers remain contractors (KPBS, 2024) (news, read 2026-09-23) “Uber, Lyft, DoorDash workers remain contractors”
• App-Based Worker Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance - Seattle Office of Labor Standards (official, read 2026-09-23) “Verification: A covered entity may request reasonable verification from the worker for uses more than 3 consecutive days.”
• Seattle Paid Sick and Safe Time - Dasher Support (official, read 2026-09-23) “You will accrue 1 day of PSST for every 30 days where you perform services in the City of Seattle.”

The rules that sit above DoorDash’s policy

Federal leave law lets an employer ask for medical certification and gives you at least 15 days to return it; disability law limits medical inquiries to what the job requires; twenty states and D.C. limit when any employer, DoorDash included, may demand a note; and federal guidance treats a licensed physician’s online evaluation as telehealth. The statutes and sources are on the state-by-state doctor’s note law index and in are online doctor’s notes legal?

Other gig employers

Uber

Every employer’s sick-note rule, in one list

SickSlip is not affiliated with DoorDash (Dashers). Employer names are used to describe their published policies. Reviewed by Adam Z. Kawalek, MD (NPI 1326223306). Facts checked 2026-09-23.