by Ashley Wong | Oct 29, 2019 | business, employer, employment, Operations
Did you know that there are at least 5 new changes that occurred in 2019 that impact Washington employers? With these important changes, there’s no doubt that your Employee Handbook as well as policies and practices around hiring, leave, and minimum wage and overtime...
by Kelly Svihus | Oct 22, 2019 | business, business planning, employer, employment
You may know that PMFLA becomes effective January 1st, 2020 – but what does this mean from a practical standpoint? What do you need to change in your policies and procedures to accommodate these new requirements including how the application process for benefits...
by Ashley Wong | Sep 3, 2019 | business, Contract, employer, employment, Human Resources, News
We previously posted an article about the new non-compete legislation in Washington that was expected to be signed into law. Since that original article was posted, the bill was in fact signed and Washington employers should begin preparing for the new rules to take...
by Ashley Wong | Jun 3, 2019 | employment
Effective on July 28, 2019, employers in Washington State are prohibited from collecting or seeking the wage or salary history of an applicant for employment. Salary History Bans Salary history bans are becoming increasingly common and are now in place in some form...
by Michelle Bomberger | May 20, 2019 | employment
Some of you may have come across the recent LinkedIn posts calling out a Virginia based recruiting firm called Cynet Systems for job postings that included “Caucasians preferred” and “female candidate only”. And your first reaction was probably something like “This...
by Victoria Bartow | May 6, 2019 | employment
Update: Governor Inslee signed this legislation on May 9, 2019, making it law. Changes will go into effect on January 1, 2020. Washington’s State’s Governor Jay Inslee is very likely to sign a new bill regulating non-competition agreements. The new law places...
