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.

CB 121266 · Ordinance (Ord) · Passed

Sponsors: Alexis Mercedes Rinck

Timeline

• Jul 8, 2026: Mayor's leg transmitted to Council (Mayor)
• Jul 8, 2026: sent for review (City Clerk)
• Jul 9, 2026: sent for review (Council President's Office)
• Aug 4, 2026: referred (City Council)
• Aug 7, 2026: discussed (Human Services, Labor, and Economic Development Committee)
• Aug 21, 2026: pass (Human Services, Labor, and Economic Development Committee)
• Sep 15, 2026: passed (City Council)
• Sep 17, 2026: submitted for Mayor's signature (City Clerk)
• Sep 18, 2026: Signed (Mayor)
• Sep 18, 2026: returned (Mayor)
• Sep 21, 2026: attested by City Clerk (City Clerk)