SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 120514

• Record No: CB 120514
• Version: 2
• Council Bill No: CB 120514
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 3/28/2023
• Ordinance No: Ord 126788
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to app-based workers in Seattle; establishing labor standards requirements for paid sick and paid safe time for app-based workers working in Seattle; adding a new Chapter 8.39 to the Seattle Municipal Code; and amending Section 3.02.125 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
• Sponsors: Teresa Mosqueda
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Central Staff Memo, 3. Memo Att A - Comparison Chart (ORD 126091 and CB 120514), 4. Memo Att B - Office of Labor Standards Budget Estimate, 5. Presentation, 6. Amendment 1 (Mosqueda & Herbold), 7. Signed Ordinance 126788, 8. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/29/2023	2	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
3/29/2023	2	Mayor	returned
3/29/2023	2	Mayor	Signed
3/28/2023	2	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
3/28/2023	2	City Council	passed	Pass
3/20/2023	1	Finance and Housing Committee	pass as amended	Pass
3/15/2023	1	Finance and Housing Committee	discussed
2/28/2023	1	City Council	referred
1/26/2023	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
1/25/2023	1	City Clerk	sent for review
1/25/2023	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to app-based workers in Seattle; establishing labor standards requirements for paid sick and paid safe time for app-based workers working in Seattle; adding a new Chapter 8.39 to the Seattle Municipal Code; and amending Section 3.02.125 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
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WHEREAS, the Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance, Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) Chapter 14.16, has been in effect since September 1, 2012 and requires employers to provide employees with paid leave to care for their personal and family members' health conditions or safety needs; and
WHEREAS, the Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance entitles employees to use "paid sick time" for absences related to care of a personal or family member's medical diagnosis, care or treatment of a health condition, illness, injury, or need for preventive medical care; and
WHEREAS, the Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance entitles employees to use "paid safe time" for absences related to all workplace closures due to public health emergencies, large employer workplace closures or reduced operations due to any health- or safety- related reasons, closures of a family member's school or place of care, and the need to obtain necessary services for domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; and
WHEREAS, The City of Seattle (City) is a leader on wage, labor, and workforce practices that improve workers' lives, support economic security, and contribute to a fair, healthy, and vibrant economy; and
WHEREAS, on July 13, 2020, the City enacted the Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance for Gig Workers, Ordinance 126091, establishing requirements for paid sick and paid safe time for food delivery network company workers during the COVID-19 emergency and these requirements will end on April 31, 2023; and
WHEREAS, on May 31, 2022, the City Council (Council) passed the App-Based Worker Minimum Payment Ordinance, Ordinance 126595, e...