Seattle Office of Labor Standards

Don't get a red card during FIFA World Cup 26TM! Seattle restaurants make sure you're following the law and providing pay information, paid sick and safe time, employee breaks, and complying with scheduling and hiring requirements. Visit https://www.seattle.gov/laborstandards or call 206-256-5297 for help.

Seattle's Secure Scheduling Ordinance requires employers to post work schedules at least 14 days in advance and respect employees’ right to decline any hours not on originally posted schedules. Know your workplace rights! Visit https://www.seattle.gov/laborstandards/ordinances/secure-scheduling

The Seattle Domestic Workers Ordinance prohibits households and businesses from keeping a domestic worker’s original documents, like passports, Social Security cards, or birth certificates, or other personal belongings. Households and employers may not keep a domestic worker’s personal effects regardless of the immigration status of the worker. Learn more about the DWO at https://www.seattle.gov/laborstandards/ordinances/domestic-workers

Protecting app-based workers is the goal! Seattle app-based workers have rights, including minimum payment, paid sick and safe time, and deactivation. Learn more at https://www.seattle.gov/laborstandards/ordinances/app-based-worker-ordinances

We're hiring!
We have an opportunity for two Senior Labor Standards Investigators to join our highly skilled, dynamic Enforcement Division. These positions will handle a complex caseload of individual, company-wide, directed, and/or complaint-based investigations and ensure compliance with Seattle’s labor standards ordinances (including the Paid Sick and Safe Time, Minimum Wage, Wage Theft, Fair Chance Employment, and Secure Scheduling Ordinances), laws protecting hotel employees, domestic workers, app-based workers, and independent contractors, and other labor standards the City may enact in the future. These positions will also provide mentorship to Labor Standards Investigators, advise leadership, and develop enforcement procedures and policies, including participating in policy and rulemaking to support new ordinances.
Closing date: June 30, 2026, at 4:00 PM. Apply at

Senior Labor Standards Investigator The City of Seattle is an authority in advancing fair wage, labor, and workforce practices that promote equity and economic well-being. The Office of Labor Standards (OLS) enforces labor laws through strategic enforcement, policy development, and community engagement, while remaining committed to ra...

Happy International Domestic Workers Day! Domestic workers make all other work possible; that's why their workplace rights must be protected! Learn more about Seattle's Domestic Workers Ordinance at https://www.seattle.gov/laborstandards/ordinances/domestic-workers

¡Hoy, 16 de junio, celebramos el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores del Hogar! ✨

Honramos y reconocemos la dedicación, la dignidad y las contribuciones de los trabajadores del hogar, cuyo trabajo esencial apoya a las familias y las comunidades todos los días. También celebramos su resiliencia, su esfuerzo y su liderazgo para promover los derechos de los trabajadores del hogar a través de la acción colectiva y para construir un futuro mejor para las generaciones futuras.

El trabajo continúa, y juntos seguimos comprometidos con la defensa de los derechos de los trabajadores y la lucha por un futuro más justo para todos los trabajadores. 💙

➡ Desliza hacia la derecha para ver fotos de nuestra celebración con el equipo de liderazgo de Mujeres Sin Fronteras.
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Today, June 16, we celebrate International Domestic Workers Day! ✨

We honor and recognize the dedication, dignity, and contributions of domestic workers, whose essential work supports families and communities every day. We also celebrate their resilience, hard work, and leadership in advancing domestic workers’ rights through collective action and in building a better future for generations to come.

The work continues, and together we continue our commitment to advancing workers’ rights and building a more just future for all workers. 💙

➡ Swipe right to see photos of our celebration with the Mujeres Sin Fronteras Leadership team.

Let's GO! As Seattle celebrates FIFA World Cup 26TM, we remain committed to protecting workers' rights! Seattle retailers, make sure you're following labor laws, so you don't get a red card! Visit https://www.seattle.gov/laborstandards or call 206-256-5297 for help!