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Auditor review of Seattle’s “Secure Scheduling” ordinance

On January 13, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Audit, Labor

The Seattle City Auditor’s office has release a final report on employers’ implementation of the city’s “secure scheduling” ordinance. The Auditor commissioned a research group at the University of Chicago to conduct the study. I hope you found this article valuable. If you did, please take a moment to make …

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Biden administration weighs in on Seattle’s hotel worker healthcare mandate

On October 20, 2022 By Kevin Schofield In Labor, Legal

A legal challenge to Seattle’s ordinance mandating that hotel employers provide healthcare to their employers has been in limbo for a year, waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether to take the case. In May, it asked the Solicitor General, the official representative of the federal executive branch, …

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SPD staffing update

On August 11, 2022 By Kevin Schofield In Budget, Labor, Public Safety

This week the Seattle City Council’s central staff presented a mid-year update on SPD’s staffing and budget expenditures. Their slides contain all the details, including the latest SPD 911-call response times. I hope you found this article valuable. If you did, please take a moment to make a contribution to …

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Sound Transit 2023 service plan — plus a feedback survey

On July 29, 2022 By Kevin Schofield In Labor, Transportation

Sound Transit has posted information on its proposed service level plan for 2023, and is asking for feedback. According to the agency, a worker shortage has forced it to reduce service on several lines. “Sound Transit is required to formalize these levels in our 2023 Service Plan, until operator availability …

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Mayor proposes to end hazard pay for grocery workers

On July 18, 2022 By Kevin Schofield In Labor

Mayor Harrell has sent the City Council a proposed ordinance that would end the mandated COVID-related “hazard pay” for grocery workers. Under the bill’s terms, the hazard pay mandate would end on the effective date of the ordinance, typically 30 days after the Mayor signs it into law. Employers would …

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