Poster Compliance Center Blog

Washington State’s Poster Will Soon Be on Its Way

We’ve been waiting for Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries to release the revised Your Rights as a Worker notice, which is now available. The updated Minimum Wage Announcement and Unemployment Benefits notices were released previously, and we are now publishing a new Washington poster with all of these changes. What Employers Need to Know New Minimum Wage Rates for 2018 […]

Minimum Wage Hike for Seattle Employees

Employees in the Northwest’s “Emerald City” will have more money in their pockets this year thanks to a minimum wage increase that went into effect January 1, 2017. Breakdown of the Minimum Wage Increase The city has already issued its updated minimum wage poster, which includes the following provisions for large and small employers: Large […]

Washington Updates Its Unemployment Benefits Poster

The State of Washington recently issued an updated Unemployment Benefits poster. Details of the Changes New instructions have been provided for signing in or creating an account to apply online for unemployment benefits at the Employment Security Department (ESD). Plus, the ESD has added new information for people with disabilities. Auxiliary aids may now include […]

Changes Happening in the State of Washington!

Due to the approval of Initiative 1433 in the November 2016 election, Washington’s minimum wage is on the rise. New Minimum Wage Rate for 2017 Effective January 1, 2017, Washington’s minimum wage will increase to $11.00 per hour. Future Paid Sick Leave Provisions Beginning January 1, 2018, employees will be able to accrue 1 hour […]