On July 27, 2018, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan signed the Domestic Workers Ordinance covering domestic workers (both employees and independent contractors) who provide paid services to an individual or household in a private home as a nanny, house cleaner, home care worker, gardener, cook, and/or household manager. The ordinance provides domestic workers with all of the following rights and protections:
The ordinance is effective July 1, 2019.
Read the ordinance