Hi all: Seattle's Office of Labor Standards has led the implementation and enforcement of exciting city-wide labor initiatives for over eight years. Join us for this conversation on this work, including research opportunities! Please check out below for additional information, including the required registration. Hello all: Please join the Bridges Center on May 10th from 12:30 - 1:30 pm on Zoom to hear from Shuxuan Zhou and Laine Middaugh about their work with the Office of Labor Standards, and the many opportunities for research and policy collaboration the Office has. *The required registration link is* *here* <https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYsdemvrj4rE9cbEBKl9ym09GU0xmyj_caA> . *About the event* Seattle’s Office of Labor Standards <https://www.seattle.gov/laborstandards> (OLS) is just over eight years old and has implemented approximately 20 labor laws representing protection, safety, and support for Seattle-based workers. Examples include the Domestic Workers Ordinance, Grocery Employee Hazard Pay, Minimum Wage Ordinance, App-based Worker Ordinance, and the Paid Sick & Safe Time Ordinance. The OLS has also resolved cases against employers that have recuperated millions of dollars for workers. The OLS has different functions, and the work includes research and policy analysis and comprehension, and navigating data sets employers are required to supply to the OLS. The opportunities for collaboration with academic and labor researchers to understand and unpack data as well as comprehend the impact of these policies on working people are numerous. More information, including presenters' bios, will be sent out shortly. Please reach out to Rachel (rerstad@uw.edu) with any questions! -- Rachel Erstad (she/her) Research Coordinator Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies <https://labor.washington.edu/> rerstad@uw.edu 206.543.7946 (Office)