Employers should review and adjust payroll systems to ensure compliance with the new state and local minimum wage and salary thresholds. Minimum Wage Washington’s Minimum Wage Starting January 1, 2025, the minimum wage in Washington State is increasing to $16.66…
Read MoreOn January 1, 2021, the Washington state minimum wage increased from $13.50 to $13.69 per hour. The state’s pay thresholds for overtime exempt workers also changed to the following: Minimum Salary Thresholds for Overtime Exempt Workers Effective January 1, 2021…
Read MoreBlog post written by Sara Campbell and Jay Corker Free. Initiative 1433 was approved by Washington voters on November 8, 2016. The measure gradually increases the statewide minimum wage to $13.50 per hour by 2020, and requires employers to provide…
Read MoreThe new regulations, which go into effect on December 1, 2016, are expected to significantly increase the number of employees eligible for overtime compensation.
Read MoreThe phase in of the city of Seattle’s minimum wage ordinance began on April 1, 2015. Be aware that the ordinance states that it applies both to employers who are located in Seattle and to employers who have employees who…
Read MoreThe Seattle City Council unanimously voted to adopt a minimum wage for the City of Seattle, which will gradually increase to $15/hour and then automatically increase with inflation. All employers that have employees working within the city limits of Seattle…
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