On Tuesday, May 20, Washington Gov. Robert Ferguson signed an important amendment to the Equal Pay Act that grants employers at least temporary reprieve from liability for a job posting that fails to comply with the act's...more
Join us for DWT’s Second Annual Employment Services seminar for Washington, D.C.-area clients and contacts on Tuesday, November 19. The agenda is now available!...more
11/5/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Bias ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Employee Mobility ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Rights ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Injunctions ,
Job Applicants ,
Misclassification ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Trade Secrets ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars
Starting January 1, 2023, the Washington state minimum wage will be $15.74 per hour. This is a $1.25 increase from the current 2022 minimum wage of $14.49 per hour....more
Every summer, eager students beat down company doors, offering to do whatever is needed—for free—so they can include experience and a reference on their resume. But, a recent slew of lawsuits by unpaid interns has caused...more
5/7/2014
/ Best Management Practices ,
Contract Drafting ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fox Searchlight Pictures ,
Hearst ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Misclassification ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Wage and Hour