Many employers and employees remain confused by the intricacies of Oregon and Washington state’s leave programs. In this webinar, our speakers will provide an overview of Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML)...more
6/24/2022
/ Continuing Legal Education ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employment Policies ,
Medical Leave ,
Multistate Employers ,
Oregon ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Parental Leave ,
Remote Working ,
Safe Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Washington ,
Webinars
On March 24, 2022, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed "Silenced No More," E.S.H.B. 1795, a sweeping bill that applies to employment, settlement, and severance agreements and prohibits attendant nondisclosure or...more
With vaccine mandates rolling out across the country and an increase in religious accommodation requests from employees, it can be confusing to understand what this means for employers. Employers need to be aware of their...more
Nearly a year ago, on April 14, 2020, Washington Governor Jay Inslee issued Proclamation 20-46 "High-Risk Employees-Workers' Rights," which provided protections to certain individuals with conditions that made them...more
Please join us for our virtual event addressing the impact of upcoming school closures on workplaces and employees. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, employers must plan for the long-term implications of these closures. Our...more
Please join us for the first virtual installment of our Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) roundtable series. This program will feature a presentation followed by a moderated discussion with attendees and DWT...more
Washington companies that employ wholesale sales representatives should pay close attention to a new Washington law that will void certain types of provisions in legally required sales-representative employment contracts and...more
Join the restaurant Zoom call series that packs a punch:
Reopening Results
CARES Act and Financing Updates
Employment Updates...more
5/11/2020
/ CARES Act ,
CEOs ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Financing ,
Pandemic ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Relief Measures ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Sales ,
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On March 16, 2020, the Seattle City Council amended Seattle's Paid Sick and Safe Time (PSST) law to expand the uses of PSST in light of the region's COVID-19 crisis. These changes became effective on March 18, 2020....more
One of the benefits of operating a family business is the opportunity to work closely with other family members on a daily basis. However, it is important to remember that a family member is just like any other employee in...more
Please join us for a webinar covering the latest updates to Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program. This webinar will provide an overview of the recent amendments, up-to-the minute information on...more
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has issued a new administrative policy, effective March 6, 2019, (available here) setting forth its enforcement guidance on tips and service charges under the...more
Under Washington’s upcoming Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) insurance program, eligible employees will be entitled to paid family and medical leave, as detailed in our previous advisory....more
Under Washington’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) law, eligible employees will be entitled to paid leave up to 12 weeks for their own serious health condition (medical leave) or for family care (family leave), up to...more
The Fair Labor Standards Act now permits many employers to include back-of-house employees in tip pools, and prohibits employer, manager, and supervisor participation.
On March 23, 2018, President Trump signed the new...more
4/6/2018
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Food Service Workers ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Minimum Wage ,
Tip Credit ,
Tip-Pooling ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour
On January 1, 2018, the Washington State Paid Sick Leave (“PSL”) law went into effect, requiring that all Washington employers provide PSL to non-exempt employees. Details of the PSL law are outlined in our previous advisory....more
Beginning January 1, 2018, all employers in Washington State must provide non-exempt employees with paid sick leave under a new state law, Initiative 1433. The Department of Labor and Industries recently released its final...more
The Seattle Office of Labor Standards (“OLS”) has released proposed rules implementing the Secure Scheduling Ordinance. The Ordinance takes effect on July 1, 2017 and requires large retail and food service employers in...more
On Sept. 19, 2016, the Seattle City Council unanimously passed the Secure Scheduling Ordinance, which applies to large retail and food service employers in Seattle. It requires these employers to provide employees with...more
10/19/2016
/ Covered Employer ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Good Faith ,
Labor Standards Enforcement ,
Local Ordinance ,
On-Call Employees ,
Private Right of Action ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retailers ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
The Seattle City Council is expected to vote Monday, Sept. 19, 2016 on a highly controversial ordinance that would impose numerous and complex employee scheduling restrictions on certain Seattle businesses. Called the “Secure...more
The Seattle Office of Labor Standards (“OLS”) released guidance on Friday, April 1, 2016, announcing a “soft launch” for enforcing the new amendments to Seattle’s Labor Standards Ordinances (Paid Sick and Safe Time (“PSST”),...more
In February 2016, the Seattle Office of Labor Standards (OLS) issued its 2016 Guide for Seattle Workers and Employers, which summarizes recent amendments to Seattle’s Labor Standards Laws, including Paid Sick and Safe Time...more
The EEOC has implemented new, nationwide procedures allowing a charging party and/or her representative to request immediate access to the employer’s position statement. More than ever, employers need to carefully consider...more
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld U.S. Department of Labor regulations invalidating tip-pooling arrangements that include kitchen staff and other employees who are not customarily tipped (often referred to as...more