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On September 1, 2012, Seattle joined the ranks of only three other cities in the country that require employers with five or more employees to provide paid sick and safe time (PSST) leave to their employees.
What Employers Are Impacted by this Ordinance? This ordinance not only impacts employers whose primary place of business is in the City of Seattle, it also impacts non-Seattle employers who have employees who work at least 240 hours within the city of Seattle, within a calendar year. Work is defined as performing any function other than simply passing through the city. The definition of workplace is equally as broad and may include telecommuting. However, the ordinance will not apply to employees who are on work study, or federal, state or county government employees. Additionally, employers with employees represented by unions may agree with the union in the applicable collective bargaining agreement to waive the requirements of the PSST ordinance, for the represented employees.