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

In 2018, Hand in Hand fought alongside Seattle domestic workers for a Bill of Rights. We organized employers in support of the legislation and in July 2018, we won making 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 Dana Barnett at [email protected].

Click here for more information, or about compliance with the Seattle Domestic Workers Ordinance.

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Current Campaigns

Current Campaigns

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

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…

Get Involved

Get Involved

  • Join the Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network 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!
  • Take the Fair Care Pledge! 
  • Request a one-on-one meeting with an organizer

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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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"Ninety-two percent of domestic workers are women, and 57 percent of them are Black, Hispanic, Asian American, or Pacific Islander. We entrust the safety and cleanliness of our homes to Latin American workers, who make up 62 percent of house cleaners. Whether they maintain our house, care for our elders, or watch our children, there is a wide and long-standing gap between the wages of domestic workers and all other workers in America. Whereas the median wage for workers in this country is nearly $20 an hour, it is barely $12 for domestic workers. The gap is widest for nannies—97 percent of whom are women—who earn a median of just $11.60 an hour. And although the cost of living has steadily risen, domestic workers’ wages have remained mostly stagnant for decades."

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Summer break is almost here! Do you have travel plans ready or are starting to think about them? Planning to travel with (or without) your child's nanny? Here are 4 ways to travel respectfully with a nanny:

✈ 1: Make sure all travel in which the nanny is asked to accompany your family is mutually agreed upon.

✈ 2: When traveling, compensate the nanny at an additional rate.

✈ 3: Provide the nanny with her own accommodations for the trip.

✈ 4: If the nanny doesn’t accompany you on your trip, pay her for the time.

For more information and to get a sample contract, visit https://domesticemployers.org/resources-and-faqs/…
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Summer break is almost here! Do you have travel plans ready or are starting to think about them? Planning to travel with (or without) your childs nanny? Here are 4 ways to travel respectfully with a nanny:

✈ 1: Make sure all travel in which the nanny is asked to accompany your family is mutually agreed upon.

✈ 2: When traveling, compensate the nanny at an additional rate.

✈ 3: Provide the nanny with her own accommodations for the trip.

✈ 4: If the nanny doesn’t accompany you on your trip, pay her for the time.

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I’ve loved volunteering with Hand In Hand these past 5 or 6 years, they are an upstanding organization working to combat ableism and racism while uplifting domestic work on both sides; worker and employer.Hand in Hand is hiring for a Disability & Elder Justice Organizer! [Image Description: Three people seated in wheelchairs, one holding a sign with the text "IHSS Workers and Consumers United!!" and one person standing behind holding a banner with text "Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network"] ... See MoreSee Less

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Hand in Hand, alongside our #LTSS4ALL campaign partners, is at the CA State Capitol today dropping off letters in support of investments in universal family care and funding to resource Long Term Services & Supports (LTSS) for Californians.

"We want bread and roses in the form of fair wages, dignity for caregivers, and the freedom to work without sacrificing good care for our loved ones."

Sign the petition in support for higher wages for IHSS providers: https://secure.everyaction.com/myDiyRYQX0q3CeYYOLd…

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Hand in Hand, alongside our #LTSS4ALL campaign partners, is at the CA State Capitol today dropping off letters in support of investments in universal family care and funding to resource Long Term Services & Supports (LTSS) for Californians. 

We want bread and roses in the form of fair wages, dignity for caregivers, and the freedom to work without sacrificing good care for our loved ones.

Sign the petition in support for higher wages for IHSS providers: https://secure.everyaction.com/myDiyRYQX0q3CeYYOLd-TQ2/?ms=FB_HIH

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