Speaker 2: The report of the Civil Rights, Utility's Economic Development and Arts Committee agenda item for resolution 31662 relating to directed investigations, which are investigations of potential labor law violations initiated by the Director of the Office of Labor Standards and requesting quarterly updates to the Council starting the end of the second quarter of 2016 on the development steps necessary to implement Directed Investigations Committee recommends the resolution be adopted.
Speaker 0: Councilmember Herbold.
Speaker 4: Thank you. This legislation moved out of committee with a unanimous vote. Three in favor directed investigations are necessary because noncompliance with Seattle's labor laws still occurs in many sectors. Last year, the Council clarified the Office of Labor Standards Authority to do directed investigations. They are investigations that do not rely on a complaint from a worker. And specifically, the legislation passed last December provided that the Office of Labor Standards may initiate an investigation pursuant to rules issued by the Director, or when the director has reason to believe that a violation has occurred or will occur, or when the circumstances show that violations are likely to occur within a specific business sector because a vulnerable workforce is unlikely to file a complaint. What this resolution does is it sets out a process for the Office of Labor Standards to develop this as a new program. Specifically, this resolution requires the Office of Labor Standards to provide quarterly updates beginning at the end of the second quarter. And those updates will include progress on the issue of how they are involving the office sorry, the Labor Standards Advisory Commission in the development of this new program, the data that the Office of Labor Standards will use to decide where to focus its investigations, the percentage of investigations that they anticipate being these proactive, directed investigations over the next five years with the goal of at least 10% next year. In 2017, the plans for the Office of Labor Standards to allocate staff, expertize and capacity to do this particular program of directed investigations and outreach efforts to inform businesses of this new directed investigation program, as well as the timeline and process for development and implementation of the directors rules.
Speaker 0: Thank you. Councilmember Herbold, are there any further comments on the resolution? Those in favor of adopting the resolution vote i. I. Those opposed vote no. The motion carries. The resolution is adopted, and the chair will sign it. Please read items five, six and nine into the.
Speaker 2: Record agenda five, six and nine Appointment 342 Appointment of Rebecca Smith as Member Labor Standards Advisory Commission for Term of Confirmation to April 30th, 2017 and Appointments 347 and 378 appointments of Chanel Perich and Jody Hall as members of Labor Standards Advisory Commission for term of Confirmation to April 30th, 2018.
A RESOLUTION related to Directed Investigations, which are investigations of potential labor law violations initiated by the Director of the Office of Labor Standards; and requesting quarterly updates to the Council starting the end of the second quarter of 2016 on the development steps necessary to implement Directed Investigations.