Washington State has one of the highest minimum wage rates in the United States. Some professions have a higher wage rate in Washington than anywhere else. In 2020, Washington state law established a new minimum wage for computer professionals. Washington State Minimum Wages In 2024 The 2024 ... (Read More)

Recent changes to the Washington Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (EPOA) now require employers with more than 15 employees to disclose the wage scale or salary range in all job postings for positions located in Washington, as well as a description of the benefits and other compensation to be offered.... (Read More)

In 2022, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law the Silenced No More Act (HB1795), which limits the use of workplace non-disclosure and non-disparagement agreements, commonly known as NDAs. Under the new law, employees and independent contractors throughout Washington State can no longer be... (Read More)

Seattle city employees who have become accustomed to working from home during the pandemic are threatening to quit in the face of a proposed hybrid work policy that would require them to return to the office at least two days a week. Although the more restrictive work-from-home job policy announc... (Read More)

As summer temperatures begin to climb across Washington state, a new set of emergency worker protection heat wave rules issued by the Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) are taking effect to protect workers during excessive heat warnings. The emergency rules, developed in ... (Read More)

What Is An L&I COLA? An L&I COLA is a Cost of Living Adjustment. Washington state law requires that benefit amounts be recalculated each year to reflect the change in the state's average wage from the previous year. The Washington state COLA grew 7.5% at the start of July to $82,... (Read More)

Have you been injured at work? Did you file an L&I claim with the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) or are you still waiting for your settlement? Have you found yourself asking why an L&I claim takes so long to close? As with any legal process, it takes time and p... (Read More)

Victims of the fatal crane collapse that killed four people at a Google job site in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood in 2019 were awarded more than $100 million by a jury on March 15. The verdict was for cases brought by the families of a 19-year-old Seattle Pacific University student an... (Read More)

Government workers, health care employees, and educators who forfeited their jobs rather than comply with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate was told not to count on state unemployment benefits. But nearly two months since the October 18 vaccination deadline has ... (Read More)

The American workforce is amid a record number of resignations, with more than 4.4 million employees jumping ship in September, and more expected to follow. Globally, more than 40% of workers were considering quitting their jobs or switching professions earlier this year, according to research fr... (Read More)