Mayor Mike McGinn, Police Chief John Diaz, City Attorney Peter Holmes and I, along with representatives of Casa Latina and other community organizations, held a media event earlier today to announce that the full force of the City's police and prosecution resources would be used against unscrupulous employers who intentionally withhold wages from employees.
Employees who believe they are victims of wage theft can report to Seattle police by calling 911, or they may call the Wage Theft Hotline at 206-816-5824.
The City Council adopted the new law last month after multiple cases of wage theft were reviewed by City staff over the past year. Read more about wage theft here.
Tim is a former member of the Seattle City Council (2008-2017). He served as the city’s 55th mayor for 71 days after the previous mayor resigned in 2017, and as a deputy mayor in Mayor Bruce Harrell’s administration (2022-2025). Tim was the lead architect of the Seattle Preschool Program, first adopted by Seattle voters in 2014 and since renewed and expanded. He focused much of his work as a public official on the critical birth-to-five years of a child’s life, stronger police effectiveness and accountability, economic development, and building the common good. While serving as mayor in 2017, Tim negotiated an agreement with Seattle Public Schools to replace Memorial Stadium at Seattle Center (originally built in 1949). The new stadium will open in fall 2027.
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