Employment in Seattle

Seattle Mun. Code § 14.20.015

in effect

14.20.015 - Employment in Seattle A. Employees are covered by this Chapter 14.20 for each hour worked within the geographic boundaries of the City. B. An employee who is typically based outside the City and performs work in the City on an occasional basis is covered by this Chapter 14.20 in a two-week period only if the employee performs more than two hours of work for an employer within the City during that two-week period. 1. To track time of employees who work in the City on an occasional basis, employers must use consecutive two-week periods in sequence as they occur. Employers shall not skip or shift two-week periods. 2. Once an employee who works in the City on an occasional basis performs more than two hours of work for an employer within the City during a two-week period, payment for all time worked in the City during that two-week period shall be made in compliance with the requirements of this Chapter 14.20. 3. Time spent in the City solely for the purpose of travelling through the City from a point of origin outside the City to a destination outside the City with no employment-related or commercial stops in the City except for refueling or the employee's personal meals or errands, is not covered by this Chapter 14.20. (Ord. 124960, § 70, 2015.)

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_CH14.20WATICORE_14.20.015EMSEFetched: 11/1/2026