Know Your Rights for Business Owners and Employers

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The Seattle Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (OIRA) and Seattle Office of Economic Development (OED) hosted a virtual Know Your Rights Training for business owners and employers on April 8, 2025.  This training was designed to inform business owners and employers about how to ensure compliance with existing immigration regulations and how to protect their workplace.  

OED, the American Business Immigration Council, and Diane Butler, a partner and immigration attorney from Davis Wright Tremaine, offered resources and best practices for small business owners and workers. The training covered topics such as Form I-9s audits, Social Security Administration’s No Match Letters, and ICE Raids. A handout was created by Davis Wright Tremaine with general information from the training, and the City provided translation to promote language access for Seattle residents.  

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Immigrant and Refugee Affairs

Hamdi Mohamed, Director
Address: 700 5th Ave, Suite 1616, Seattle, WA, 98104
Mailing Address: PO Box 94573, Seattle, WA, 98124
Phone: (206) 727-8515
oira@seattle.gov

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The mission of the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs is to improve the lives of Seattle’s immigrant and refugee communities by engaging them in decisions about the City of Seattle’s future and improving the City’s programs and services to meet the needs of all constituents.