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New Overtime Rule Raises Salary Cut-Off to $35,568
The U.S. Department of Labor just announced the new salary threshold for exempt employees. Effective January 1, 2020, the salary threshold for an...
Legal Update for Oregon Employers – Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Employees
Eileen Hannigan contributed to this legal update In its last session, the Oregon Legislature passed two laws which provide additional protections...
Washington Domestic Violence Poster Required
Washington law now requires all employers to post a notice regarding domestic violence resources in a place where other required employment posters...
Paid Family & Medical Leave for Oregon Employees
The Oregon Senate passed a bill recently to provide Paid Family and Medical Leave to Oregon employees. The bill was sent to the Governor and she has...
Oregon Workplace Fairness Act: Summary & Action for Employers
Summary of Oregon Workplace Fairness Act The Oregon Workplace Fairness Act was recently signed into law by Governor Brown. Most of the provisions...
New Oregon Law on Federal Agency Inspections
An employer must notify employees within three business days of receipt of a notice of an upcoming federal agency inspection of the employer's...
Washington Equal Pay Act Expanded Effective July 28, 2019
What's New About Washington Equal Pay and Opportunities Act? Effective July 28, 2019, the Washington Equal Pay and Opportunities Act has been...
EEO-1 2017 & 2018 Reporting Rules Revision
We recently shared that the EEOC is requiring 2018 pay data to be reported in this year’s EEO-1 report. The EEOC has now confirmed that employers...
12 Things to Know & Do About Oregon's Pay Equity Law
With Oregon’s ever-changing workplace laws, it’s hard to keep up. That’s why Suzi Wear and Luke Reese recorded a webinar to help employers...
New Reporting Rules for 2018 EEO-1 Report
A federal judge ruled on April 25th that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) must collect employee pay data as part of the 2018 EEO-1...
DOL Proposes New Rules for How Compensation is Calculated for Non-Exempt Employees
Proposed Rules from the Department of Labor On March 29, 2019, the US Department of Labor (DOL) proposed new rules to clarify what forms of employee...
State of Washington Tips, Gratuities and Service Charges
Eileen Hannigan contributed to this post. Washington’s Bureau of Labor & Industries has issued a policy to clarify state laws related to the...
DOL Proposed Minimum Salary Increase For Exempt Employees
The Federal Department of Labor just released its draft rules on the proposed new minimum annual salary for employees who are exempt from the...
What You Need to Know: Washington's New Minimum Wage
Eileen Hannigan contributed to this post New year, new minimum wage rates for many states across the country, including Washington. Effective...