Domestic worker labor standards
Seattle Mun. Code § 14.23.020
in effect14.23.020 - Domestic worker labor standards
A. Wages
1. Hiring entities shall pay domestic workers at least the equivalent of the "hourly minimum compensation" and "hourly minimum wages" established for Schedule 2 employers as set forth in Chapter 14.19. If the domestic worker is a covered employee for purposes of Chapter 14.19, the hiring entity must pay the domestic worker in accordance with its obligations under Chapter 14.19.
B. Rest breaks and meal periods
1. Except as provided in subsection 14.23.020.B.2, no domestic worker shall be required to work more than five consecutive hours for the same hiring entity without a 30-minute uninterrupted meal period. The meal period shall be unpaid unless the domestic worker is required to remain on-call at the prescribed work site and is required to return to work when called. Domestic workers shall be allowed an uninterrupted rest break of not less than ten minutes, paid for by the hiring entity, for each four consecutive hours worked for the same hiring entity. No domestic worker shall be required to work more than three consecutive hours for the same hiring entity without an uninterrupted rest break.
2. If the domestic worker's work responsibilities make it impossible or infeasible to take a meal period or rest break, the hiring entity shall provide additional compensation for the missed meal period or rest break.
3. No domestic worker who resides or sleeps at a place of employment shall be required to work more than six consecutive days for the same hiring entity without an unpaid, 24-hour period of consecutive rest, pursuant to rules issued by the Director.
C. Worker documents
A hiring entity shall not keep any domestic worker's original documents or other personal effects.
D. Notice of rights and pay information
1. The Agency shall make available a model notice of rights and pay information in English, Spanish, and other languages.
2. The written notice of rights and pay information shall include an explanation of the domestic worker's rights afforded by this Chapter 14.23 and space for the hiring entity to state the established pay for the provision of domestic services.
(Ord. No. 125627, § 1, 2018.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT14HURI_CH14.23DOWO_14.23.020DOWOLASTFetched: 11/1/2026