Washington Legal Updates

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Washington Legal Updates:

January 2025

• Washington Amends Paid Sick Leave Law, Expanding Authorized Reasons for Leave–Now Includes Updated Policy (effective Jan 01, 2025)
• Seattle Ordinance Requires Deactivation Notices for App-Based Workers (effective Jan 01, 2025)

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November 2024

• Washington Amends Paid Sick Leave Law, Expanding Authorized Reasons for Leave–Now Includes Updated Policy

October 2024

• Washington Releases Final Rule on Voluntary Use of Personal Protective Equipment (effective Oct 01, 2024)
• Washington Amends Paid Sick Leave Law, Expanding Authorized Reasons for Leave–Now Includes Updated Policy

September 2024

• Washington Releases Final Rule on Voluntary Use of Personal Protective Equipment

July 2024

• Renton, WA Passes Ordinance on Offers of Additional Hours to Part-Time Employees — Now Includes Sample Policy (effective Jul 01, 2024)
• Washington Amends Paid Family and Medical Leave Rule–Now Includes Policy Updates

June 2024

• Washington Establishes Retirement Savings Program (effective Jun 06, 2024)
• Washington Enacts Free Choice Act, Protecting Employees’ Rights to Refrain from Attending Certain Meetings–Includes New Posting Requirement (effective Jun 06, 2024)
• Washington Amends Paid Family and Medical Leave Rule–Policy Update is Forthcoming (effective Jun 14, 2024)
• Washington Clarifies Prohibition Against Certain Noncompetition Covenants (effective Jun 06, 2024)

May 2024

• Washington Expands Equal Pay Law to Cover All Protected Classes
• Washington Establishes Retirement Savings Program
• Washington Amends Paid Sick Leave Law, Expanding Authorized Reasons for Leave–Policy Updates Forthcoming
• Washington Clarifies Prohibition Against Certain Noncompetition Covenants
• Washington Enacts Free Choice Act, Protecting Employees’ Rights to Refrain from Attending Certain Meetings–Includes New Posting Requirement

April 2024

• Tukwila, Washington Ballot Initiative Requires Covered Employers to Offer Additional Work to Existing Employees Before Hiring–Now Includes Sample Policy
• Renton, WA Passes Ordinance on Offers of Additional Hours to Part-Time Employees — New Policy Forthcoming

March 2024

• Washington Adopts Final Rules on Unemployment and Wildfires and Other Disasters (effective 03/22/24)

January 2024

• Washington Amends Law on Access to PFML Records (effective 01/01/24)
• Washington Enacts New Law Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Cannabis Use (With Several Exceptions) (effective 01/01/24)
• Seattle Adopts Final Rules Implementing App-Based Worker Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance (effective 01/13/24)
• Washington Adopts New Rules on Wildfire Smoke Exposure (effective 01/15/24)

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September 2023

• Seattle Ordinance Requires Deactivation Notices for App-Based Workers

July 2023

• New Laws Postpone Washington Cares Act Employee Premiums to July 1, 2023 and Require Employers to Refund any Premiums Already Collected (effective 07/01/23)
• Tukwila, Washington Ballot Initiative Requires Covered Employers to Offer Additional Work to Existing Employees Before Hiring (effective 07/01/23)
• Washington Passes Final PFML Rule on Employer Payroll Reporting Requirements (effective 07/01/23)
• New Washington Law Prohibits Searches of Employee Vehicles (effective 07/23/23)
• Washington Passes Whistleblower Award and Protection Act (effective 07/23/23)

April 2023

• Seattle Becomes the First U.S. Jurisdiction to Prohibit Caste Discrimination (effective 03/25/23)

January 2023

• Washington Expands Wage and Salary Disclosure Requirements (effective 01/01/23)

December 2022

• Washington Amends Paid Family and Medical Leave Rules to Address Loss of a Child–Now Includes Updated Policy
• Tukwila, Washington Ballot Initiative Requires Covered Employers to Offer Additional Work to Existing Employees Before Hiring

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