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What Many Still Don’t Know About Domestic Worker Rights in Seattle

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Blithe Riley

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Calling all elders, people with disabilities, family caregivers and long-term care workers! Join us and our partners at the Long-term Services and Supports for All Grassroots Coalition this Friday, 7/8 at 12pm PDT for a statewide call bringing together all of us who are ready to build a future where all Californians can live, age and work with dignity! #LTSS4All

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"In the last seven years, the city of Seattle has settled nearly 1,000 cases where employers agreed to pay wages owed to their workers at a total of more than $24 million."

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Seattle domestic worker awarded over $71,000 in first-of-its-kind settlement

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