Honolulu City and County Mayor Rich Blangiardi has announced “Safe Access O‘ahu,” a strategy developed in concert with local business leaders to “aggressively counteract” a nascent surge of COVID-19 while avoiding further...more
9/2/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Entertainment Industry ,
Food Service Workers ,
Health and Safety ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Masks ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Vaccinations ,
Vaccine Passports ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
In a sweeping 5-4 opinion last week, the Washington Supreme Court held that dairy workers are entitled to overtime pay, concluding that a state statutory exemption violated the Washington State Constitution. For the previous...more
11/12/2020
/ Agricultural Workers ,
Dairy Farmers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Farm Workers ,
Farms ,
Health and Safety ,
Over-Time ,
State Constitutions ,
WA Supreme Court ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Hazards
Washington’s Governor Jay Inslee just issued temporary Proclamation 20-46 that requires employers to provide high-risk workers an alternative work assignment if requested to prevent exposure to COVID-19. If one is not...more
Our Seattle office has continued to update our guidance to respond to commonly asked questions and local resources for Washington employers...
Do we have to close our business per the governor’s March 23 Proclamation?
It...more
3/30/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Governor Inslee ,
Health and Safety ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Public Health ,
Quarantine ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retailers ,
Social Distancing ,
Workplace Safety
Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries just decided to substantially raise the state’s salary threshold to meet the salary basis test for “white collar” overtime exemptions. As set out more specifically below,...more
12/16/2019
/ Department of Labor & Industry ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Minimum Salary ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
Over-Time ,
Salaried Employees ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions