The legislation contains a workers’ “bill of rights” that requires paid sick leave for so-called gig workers and extra pay for nonsalaried essential employees at big companies until the state of emergency is lifted, as well as a ban on the firing of essential workers without just cause.

The legislation would also give renters who have been affected financially by the virus and shutdown more time to pay their rent, and it would offer housing protection to essential workers, the City Council speaker, Corey Johnson, said.

The meeting, which was streamed live, was the council’s first since the city shut down in the face of the coronavirus outbreak.

The measures to help essential workers at big companies include a requirement for bonuses ranging from $30 for shifts under four hours to $75 for shifts over eight hours.

The tenant protections would bar marshals and sheriffs from collecting debts or evicting residential or commercial tenants affected by the virus until next April.