Add your name to help the City of Seattle update its Paid Sick Days law!

No lie—we truly love when local governments proactively invite us all to participate in the policy-making process! Right now, Seattle leaders are looking to ensure Seattle workers have the best available labor protections, and they've asked for our help informing the next evolution of this policy that is both essential and groundbreaking.

We know you’re busy, so we compiled our best recommendations for updates to Seattle’s paid sick days law. YOU’RE INVITED to sign on to our guidance letter so Seattle can see the hundreds of residents that support strong paid sick days updates!

Paid sick days should cover the full spectrum of health and caregiving events that arise in a working person's life—from the emergency room to an immigration hearing, from the sick toddler to the aging parent who needs someone there. Seattle workers need and deserve every one of these protections. Small updates to Seattle’s paid leave law like these ones will make a big difference for families.

Seattle’s city government wants your thoughts on paid sick days! Add your name to help Seattle update its paid sick days law!

Small updates to Seattle's paid sick and safe time law will make a big difference for families. MomsRising offers the following recommendations in response to OLS's community survey on potential amendments to Seattle's Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance:

Amend the definition of "family member" to match Washington State and include “chosen family.” Washington State amended its definition to also include "where the relationship creates an expectation that the employee care for the person, and that individual depends on the employee for care." Seattle should amend to match this exact definition, ensuring LGBTQ+, immigrant, and BIPOC families with chosen family structures are covered.

Expand authorized safe leave categories. Washington State recently amended its Paid Sick Leave law to allow for the use of paid time off to prepare for, or participate in, a judicial or administrative immigration proceeding involving the employee or their family member. Seattle should do the same and authorize use of Paid Sick and Safe Time for reasons related to federal immigration enforcement, as well as reasons related to a worker's or family member's protected class and reasons related to a local, regional, or state of emergency declaration.

Lower the 90-day waiting period. OLS should lower the 90-day waiting period before a new worker can use their accrued paid and safe time. Workers who have earned sick time should be able to use it.

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