An ordinance relating to domestic worker labor standards in Seattle; amending Sections 14.23.010, 14.23.020, and 14.23.095 of the Seattle Municipal Code, and adding new Sections 14.23.025, 14.23.127, and 14.23.128 to the Seattle Municipal Code, to: establish written agreement requirement; establish protections for entitled paid and unpaid leave, including retaliation protection for taking permissible time off; require hiring entities to create and retain records; add advance notice of termination requirement; update remedies provisions; and conform to certain changes in state law and with City labor standards.

Committee

City Clerk

Requested by

CBO-OPI

Introduced

July 1, 2026

On agenda

September 15, 2026

Passed

September 21, 2026

Enacted

September 21, 2026

Enactment no.

Ord 127508

Where it was heard

City Council Sep 15, 2026 passed Pass Human Services, Labor, and Economic Development Committee Aug 21, 2026 pass Pass Human Services, Labor, and Economic Development Committee Aug 7, 2026 discussed

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