Materials and Resources

Domestic Workers Ordinance. This link is to the Municipal Code that has all the language of the law.

Director’s Rules (Chapter 160). This link is to the administrative rules that help clarify certain parts of the rights and responsibilities afforded by the law.

Question & Answers. This link is to a document that has many commonly asked questions and answers about the law.

Informational Booklet. The Office of Labor Standards created an informational booklet for both domestic workers and the households and businesses that pay for their services. This booklet is available in English and 20 additional languages.

Flyer. The Office of Labor Standards created a flyer with basic information about the law. This flyer is available in six languages.

Short Videos. The Office of Labor Standards created six short videos about this law. To view this, please visit the Office’s training page or visit our YouTube playlist.

Discrimination and Harassment. Discrimination and harassment is illegal! Households and employers cannot discriminate against a domestic worker because of their race, ancestry, gender, disability, sexual orientation or other protected identities. For more information, please contact the Office for Civil Rights at (206) 684-4500 or civilrights@seattle.gov or visit: https://seattle.gov/civilrights.

Domestic Worker Standards Board. The Domestic Workers Standards Board provides a place for domestic workers, employers, private households, worker organizations, and the public to consider and suggest ways to improve the working conditions of domestic workers.

The Board makes these suggestions to the Office of Labor Standards, Mayor, and City Council. Examples may include new laws or programs, and changes to the City's outreach and enforcement efforts.

Community Organization. The below organization provides outreach, education and other services to employers and households that hire domestic workers.

• Hand In Hand: The Domestic Employers Network
  Hand-in-Hand is a national network of employers of nannies, housecleaners and home attendants working for dignified and respectful working conditions that benefit the employer and worker alike.