On August 20, 2024, Western District of Washington Judge John H. Chun asked the Washington Supreme Court to answer the question of what a party must prove to be considered a “job applicant” for the purposes of a pay...more
8/27/2024
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State Labor Laws ,
WA Supreme Court ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: The use of contracting arrangements is widespread; however, around the world, we are seeing trends suggesting this type of work arrangement may become more restricted, higher cost or higher risk to...more
9/11/2023
/ Australia ,
Background Screening Services ,
Contractors ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Code ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages
Just in time for implementation of the hotly anticipated Washington salary posting requirements, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (“L&I”) released its final administrative policy regarding the...more
Last week, Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries (“L&I”), the state agency that enforces labor standards, rolled out a new administrative policy related to employment relationships under the Minimum Wage Act (the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 1, 2021, Washington’s minimum wage will increase and will trigger the first in a series of increased salary thresholds for exempt employees, which will continue through 2028. These upcoming...more
11/11/2020
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Labor Regulations ,
Minimum Wage ,
Over-Time ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Salaried Employees ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Washington Supreme Court refused to enforce a mandatory arbitration agreement that was contained within an Employee Handbook. ...more