CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to employment in Seattle; amending Sections 14.16.010, 14.16.015, 14.16.020, 14.16.025, 14.16.030, 14.16.040, 14.16.045, 14.16.050, 14.16.055, 14.16.120, 14.22.010, and 14.22.020 of the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) to strengthen and clarify labor standards requirements for paid sick and paid safe time and secure scheduling; and amending the name of Chapter 14.22 of the SMC to make a technical correction.
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WHEREAS, the people of Washington passed Initiative Measure No. 1433, amending chapter 49.46 RCW to require employers to provide employees with paid sick leave to care for the health of themselves and their families as of January 1, 2018; and
WHEREAS, Initiative 1433 applies to all employers in Washington and provides that employees accrue at least one hour of paid sick leave for every 40 hours worked; and
WHEREAS, employees are authorized to use paid sick leave for: 1) their own medical care; 2) to provide care for a family member; 3) when their place of business or child's school or place of care has been closed by order of a public official due to a health reason; or 4) when their absence qualifies for domestic violence leave under chapter 49.76 RCW; and
WHEREAS, an employee may begin to use accrued paid sick leave beginning on the employee's ninetieth day of employment; and
WHEREAS, an employer may request reasonable notice for an absence from work, and may require verification for absences longer than three days, but may not require an employee to find a replacement for the time the employee will be absent; and
WHEREAS, employees must be paid their normal hourly compensation or the minimum wage, whichever is greater, and must be allowed to carry over up to 40 hours of unused paid sick leave to the following year; and
WHEREAS, an employer is not required to provide financial or other reimbursement for accrued or unused paid sick time upon an employee...
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