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There are over 100,000 domestic workers in Washington State, with roughly 30,000 residing in Seattle.

In July 2018, Hand in Hand fought alongside Seattle domestic workers for a bill of rights. By organizing employers in support of the legislation, we made Seattle the first city to pass a Domestic Workers Ordinance! The law provided long overdue rights to domestic workers, including minimum wages and rest and meal breaks. The ordinance also created a Domestic Workers Standards Board, the first board of its kind composed of domestic workers and employers. The board continues to identify and advocate for additional policies and advise the city about outreach and enforcement of the ordinance. 

In September 2018, the City further expanded domestic worker rights to include paid sick and safe time by expanding the city’s Fair Employment Practices law. Both ordinances went into effect on July 1, 2019.

If a nanny, house cleaner, or home attendant supports you or your family and you would like to learn more about being a fair employer, or to get involved in supporting the movement for Domestic Worker rights in Washington, please contact us at [email protected].

Learn more about compliance with the Seattle Domestic Workers Ordinance.

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Mandatory portable benefits for Seattle Domestic Workers

Live in Seattle? Sign the petition today to support paid time off for Domestic Workers. On April 6th, 2021 the Domestic Workers Standards Board sent a series of recommendations to Mayor Jenny Durkan and Seattle City Council relating to outreach,

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Including WA Domestic Workers in Workers' Compensation

Hand in Hand is participating in a Legislative Workgroup, under WA State L&I. As a result of the organizing of the Domestic Workers Coalition, and championed by Sen. Rebecca Saldaña, L&I was directed by the state legislature in the biennial

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Past Campaigns

Seattle Domestic Workers Standards Ordinance

In 2018 the Seattle City Council passed the Seattle Domestic Workers Ordinance, the first municipal law of its kind in the country. The law increased protections for Seattle domestic workers and created more guidance for domestic employers to understand how

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Washington Domestic Worker Bill of Rights

After the successful passage of the Domestic Workers Ordinance in Seattle, a statewide bill was prepared by the Washington Attorney General’s office in partnership with Governor Jay Inslee. With over 100,000 domestic workers in Washington, this policy would provide crucial

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Demand City Council Fund Worker Standards Board

In the fall of 2020, Hand in Hand members and Domestic Worker organizations joined a campaign to support the Domestic Workers Standards Boards request for a $150,000 increased budget to implement the Domestic Worker Ordinance. Hand in Hand employers lobbied

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Resources for Seattle Domestic Employers

Resources for Seattle Domestic Employers

Click here for a list of guidelines, legal requirements, work agreements, and more…

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  • Join our mailing list and become part of national movement to win respect and dignity for domestic workers and to build our country’s care infrastructure.
  • Join the Hand in Hand Building a Caring Majority Facebook Group to stay up-to-date on changing policy and best practices for domestic employers, ask questions, and meet other fair care employers.
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January 11, 2021What Many Still Don’t Know About Domestic Worker Rights in SeattleNW Sidebar: The Voices of Washington's Legal Community

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May 24, 2021Standards Board Outlines Recommendations for Protection of Domestic WorkersSouth Seattle Emerald

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Instead of raising revenue to protect Californian’s healthcare and home care, Governor Newsom released a draft state budget on Wednesday that proposes devastating cuts to Medi-Cal and IHSS.

Here’s what’s at stake:

• Reinstating the Medi-Cal asset test, putting over 100,000 disabled people and elders at risk of losing their care;
• Capping IHSS provider hours at 50/week, down from 66, meaning fewer hours of care for consumers and a huge loss of income for providers that already survive on poverty wages; and
• Cutting Medi-Cal access for immigrant communities.

We are mobilizing as people directly impacted by these cuts and as their allies to key hearings coming up ✊

Join us for one, or all five starting Monday, May 19, through Thursday, May 29: bit.ly/LTSS-Budget

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Instead of raising revenue to protect Californian’s healthcare and home care, Governor Newsom released a draft state budget on Wednesday that proposes devastating cuts to Medi-Cal and IHSS.

Here’s what’s at stake:

• Reinstating the Medi-Cal asset test, putting over 100,000 disabled people and elders at risk of losing their care;
• Capping IHSS provider hours at 50/week, down from 66, meaning fewer hours of care for consumers and a huge loss of income for providers that already survive on poverty wages; and
• Cutting Medi-Cal access for immigrant communities.

We are mobilizing as people directly impacted by these cuts and as their allies to key hearings coming up ✊

Join us for one, or all five starting Monday, May 19, through Thursday, May 29: bit.ly/LTSS-Budget

#ProtectMediCal  #LTSS4All #IHSS #ImmigrantJustice #DisabilityJustice
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This is but one story of how cuts to Medicaid would impact a family from our friends at United Home Care Workers of PA.

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