State Labor Law Posters : Washington  

Labor Law Requirements

• Discrimination *
• OSHA
• Unemployment Insurance
• Workers’ Compensation
• Your Rights as a Worker

• Seattle 4 in 1 (includes Minimum Wage, Wage Theft, Fair Chance Employment, and Paid Sick & Safe Time)
• Spokane Earned Sick Leave
• Tacoma Minimum Wage
• Tacoma Paid Leave

• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Family and Medical Leave
• Federal Minimum Wage
• OSHA
• Polygraph Protection Test
• USERRA

Recent Changes

Tacoma Minimum Wage - January 2019

The new rate is $12.35 an hour.

Seattle Minimum Wage - January 2019

The new rate is $16.00 an hour for Large Employers (501 or more employees). Small Employers (500 or less employees) must pay $15.00 an hour (if they do not pay at least $2.50 an hour toward employee medical benefits and/or the employee earns at least $2.50 an hour in tips) or $12.00 an hour (if they do).

Spokane Earned Sick Leave - January 2017

The new notice applies when employees and/or their family members are sick, injured, need preventative health care, or need to address issues of domestic violence.

Seattle 4 in 1 - September 2016

Seattle has released its 4 in 1 poster which incorporates Minimum Wage, Wage Theft, Fair Chance Employment, and Paid Sick & Safe Time. The ordinance went into effect at the beginning of the year, though they only released the poster recently and are not enforcing violations for not posting until September 30th, 2016.

Unemployment Insurance - March 2016

The notice was backdated to October 2015 upon release. Along with cosmetic changes, the time periods for which applicants must report former employers, time spent in the military, and whether or not an applicant has had an out of state job was changed from 2 years to 18 months. The time periods available for filing claims has also been changed from 8-5 to 8-4 with no mention of extended hours during peak times. The notice is backdated to Oct 2015 as it was not actually created nor released until well after the revision date.

Job Safety and Health - September 2015

Washington has significantly revised the Safety and Health notice. Many of the changes are cosmetic but included is the requirement, per the Department of Labor and Industries, that all injuries that result in amputation or loss of an eye be reported within 24 hours.