Washington employers take note: Significant changes to the Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave (WA PFML) law are on the horizon that will impact every employer in the Evergreen State. The bill amending the law, HB 1213,...more
As many Washington employers are acutely aware, there exists sparse statutory guidance on how employers must respond to personnel file requests by their employees – and no statutory definition of what constitutes a “personnel...more
5/23/2025
/ Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
New Legislation ,
Personnel Records ,
Private Right of Action ,
State Labor Laws ,
Termination ,
Washington
Dear Littler: A long-term San Francisco-based employee with our company is returning soon from maternity leave. In discussing her return date, she requested accommodations for expressing breast milk at work. After working...more
9/17/2019
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Breastfeeding ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Labor Regulations ,
Lactation Accommodation ,
Local Ordinance ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws
Dear Littler: Election Day is coming up in a few weeks, and I’ve been getting questions from our managers in various branches about voting-related leave for employees. Our company has operations in more than a dozen states,...more