In a growing trend of increasing workplace protections for independent contractors, the Seattle City Council has passed the “Independent Contractor Protections Ordinance,” aimed at increasing pay transparency for the ever-growing gig workforce. The ordinance goes into effect Sept. 1, 2022.
Businesses Covered
The ordinance (SMC 14.34) broadly applies to “hiring entities,” which generally includes any person or entity that hires an independent contractor.
The city’s FAQs describe the law as applying to any hiring entities “regularly engaged in business or commercial activity,” including non-profits.
