By: Meg A. Burnham
Most people do not think of themselves as employers. But if you hire a nanny, caregiver, housekeeper, gardener, cook, or other worker in your home, Washington’s new Domestic Workers Bill of Rights may change that. Beginning July 1, 2027, families and businesses that rely on in-home help will face employer obligations that look far more like
Continue Reading Your Home Is Now a Workplace: What Washington’s New Domestic Workers Law Means for Families and Home Care EmployersBy: Charlotte Hodde and Josh Goldberg
Some Washington healthcare employers will be subject to new rules for meal and rest break starting next year. Moving forward, under RCW 49.12.480, there are new hoops employers must jump through in order to secure waivers for certain meal and break time requirements, which means updates to handbook policies and the waiver form.
Under
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By Clara L. Rademacher and Ryan McCoy
Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 26, 2023, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) announced they would be accepting comments from the public in response to multiple petitions requesting waivers from the agency’s determinations preempting California and Washington’s meal and rest break rules. This includes the opportunity to respond to the California Attorney
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By Alex J. Reganata and Lauren Parris Watts
Seyfarth Synopsis: In an en banc decision, the Washington Supreme Court struck down a recent challenge of the state’s prevailing wage rate law. A 2018 amendment to the law provides that when a county has at least one collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) for a trade or occupation, the highest rate in any
Continue Reading Washington Contractors Fail To Prevail: Changes To Act Held Constitutional By State’s Highest CourtBy Joshua D. Seidman and Tracy M. Billows
Seyfarth Synopsis: As expected, on November 8, 2016, residents in Washington and Arizona voted on and passed the nation’s sixth and seventh statewide mandatory paid sick leave laws.
The 2016 election will go down as one of the most memorable elections in our lifetime. As the country scrambles to prepare for
Continue Reading 2016 Election Infected With Paid Sick Leave — Part II
By Joshua D. Seidman and Tracy M. Billows
Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 8, 2016, two states — Washington and Arizona — are poised to become the sixth and seventh states in the country to pass a statewide mandatory paid sick leave law.
The noise surrounding the 2016 election’s major party candidates has left the American public full of both
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