Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law yesterday, March 22, 2018, a bill that addresses sexual harassment in the workplace. The law prohibits employers from requiring employees to sign a non-disclosure agreement...more
Washington is now the fifth state to guarantee paid family and medical leave to eligible employees, joining California, New Jersey, Rhode Island and New York (effective 2018). Washington D.C. also recently passed paid leave,...more
On September 19, 2016, the Seattle City Council voted unanimously to approve a new legislation that would regulate how large retail and food-service businesses schedule their employees. Known as the “secure scheduling” law,...more