Training

Request a Training

To request an in-person training for a business owner or for management employees, contact a business engagement specialist at business.laborstandards@seattle.gov.

Recorded Webinars

App-Based Worker Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance

Learn about rights and responsibilities under Seattle's App-Based Worker Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance.

• App-Based Worker Paid Sick and Safe Time Module 1: Worker protections
• App-Based Worker Paid Sick and Safe Time Module 2: What does the ordinance do?
• App-Based Worker Paid Sick and Safe Time Module 3: App-based Workers covered in Seattle
• App-Based Worker Paid Sick and Safe Time Module 4: When should a worker receive an accrual statement?

Commuter Benefit Ordinance

Learn about the Commuter Benefit Ordinance employer responsibilities and employee benefits.

• Commuter Benefit Ordinance Module 1: What does the Commuter Benefit provide?
• Commuter Benefit Ordinance Module 2: Employer responsibilities
• Commuter Benefit Ordinance Module 3: Employee Choice
• Commuter Benefit Ordinance Module 4: How to Calculate the Employee Benefit
• Commuter Benefit Module 5: What if... 

Domestic Worker Ordinance

Learn your rights and responsibilities under Seattle's Domestic Worker Ordinance.

• Domestic Worker Ordinance Module 1: Domestic Workers & Your Right
• Domestic Worker Ordinance Module 2: Responsibilities of People Who Hire Domestic Workers
• Domestic Worker Ordinance Module 3: Who Is Responsible for Following the Law?
• Domestic Worker Ordinance Module 4: Interfering with Someone’s Rights
• Domestic Worker Ordinance Module 5: Meal and Rest Breaks
• Domestic Worker Ordinance Scenario: Meal and Rest Breaks

Fair Chance Employment Ordinance

This webinar reviews Fair Chance Employment requirements and highlights best practices and key challenges.
Webinar: Fair Chance Employment March 2019

Independent Contractor Protections Ordinance

This webinar reviews requirements for the Independent Contractor Protections Ordinance.
Webinar: Independent Contractor Protections September 2022

Communities Rise, a local non-profit, created this training to help independent contractors understand their rights.

ICPO Webinar for Independent Contractors Feb 2023.mp4 - Google Drive

Haga clic aquí para escucharlo en español: ICPO Webinar for Independent Contractors Spanish interpretation audio.mp4

King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC)

In this short video, you can learn about the services that the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center provides to anyone with questions about what resources are available for survivors of sexual assault, including hotel workers who have experience violence at their workplace. 
Webinar: KCSARC: Services for Survivors Video

Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance

This webinar reviews Paid Sick and Safe Time (PSST) requirements and highlights differences between Seattle's PSST ordinance and Washington State's paid sick leave law as well as amendments made to this law in March 2020 to expand uses of PSST.
Webinar: Paid Sick and Safe Time August 2020

Secure Scheduling Ordinance

This training reviews employee rights under the Secure Scheduling Ordinance with an emphasis on when employers are required to pay employees extra for schedule changes and certain shifts.
Secure Scheduling Training For Employees

This webinar reviews Secure Scheduling requirements and highlights best practices and key challenges for compliance. 
Webinar: Secure Scheduling July 2017

Presentations

OLS Overview

This presentation provides an overview of the Seattle Office of Labor Standards (OLS) and brief descriptions of the of the ordinances that our office enforces.
Presentation: OLS Overview March 2022

Recorded Podcasts

Grit NW Carpeters Union Podcast

On this episode of the Carpenters Union's podcast Grit NW, host Joe Caldwell discusses wage theft, tax fraud, and other employment issues with representatives from the Seattle Office of Labor Standards and the Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters, including what to do if you experience these issues.
Podcast: Grit NW Carpenters Union Podcast Featuring OLS Investigator

Archived Materials

Covid-19 Gig Worker Protections

This webinar reviews requirements for the Gig Worker Paid Sick and Safe Time and Premium Pay Ordinances.
Gig Worker Webinar: Paid Sick and Safe Time and Premium Pay August 2020

Grocery Employee Hazard Pay Ordinance

This webinar reviews requirements for the Grocery Employee Hazard Pay Ordinance.
Webinar: Grocery Employee Hazard Pay March 2021

Transportation Network Company (TNC) Minimum Compensation Ordinance Webinar

This webinar provides drivers with the key requirements of the law and what drivers are guaranteed under the Minimum Compensation Ordinance.
Webinar: TNC Minimum Compensation Ordinance March 2021