Seattle Office of Labor Standards
The City of Seattle is a leader on wage, labor and workforce practices that enhance equity, address wage gaps, and create a fair and healthy economy for workers, businesses, and residents. To help fulfill its mission, the City of Seattle created the Office of Labor Standards (OLS) on April 1, 2015. OLS is mandated to implement the City’s labor standards for Minimum Wage, Paid Sick and Safe Time, Wage Theft, Fair Chance Employment (limiting the use of conviction and arrest records in employment decisions), Secure Scheduling, Hotel Employees Protections, Domestic Workers, Commuter Benefit, Cannabis Employee Job Retention, Independent Contractor Protections, App-Based Worker Minimum Pay, App-Based Worker Paid Sick and Safe Time, and App-Based Worker Deactivation Rights.
The City of Seattle honors International Workers’ Day and Seattle’s own tradition of protecting workers’ rights with its annual door-to-door outreach campaign. The event marked the Office of Labor Standards’ (OLS) 7th anniversary of bringing outreach and education on Seattle’s labor laws directly to workers and businesses.
Speakers and attendees include:
Mayor Bruce Harrell, City of Seattle
Council President Sara Nelson, Seattle City Council
Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Seattle City Council
Steven Marchese, Director, Seattle Office of Labor Standards (OLS)
Katie Garrow, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, MLK Labor
Michael Itti, Executive Director, Chinese Information Service Center
José Manuel Vasquez, Founder and CEO, Growing Contigo LLC
The City of Seattle honors International Workers’ Day and Seattle’s own tradition of protecting workers’ rights with its annual door-to-door outreach campaign. The event marked the Office of Labor Standards’ (OLS) 7th anniversary of bringing outreach and education on Seattle’s labor laws directly to workers and businesses.
Speakers and attendees include:
Mayor Bruce Harrell, City of Seattle
Council President Sara Nelson, Seattle City Council
Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Seattle City Council
Steven Marchese, Director, Seattle Office of Labor Standards (OLS)
Katie Garrow, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, MLK Labor
Michael Itti, Executive Director, Chinese Information Service Center
José Manuel Vasquez, Founder and CEO, Growing Contigo LLC
