In a sweeping 5-4 opinion last week, the Washington Supreme Court held that dairy workers are entitled to overtime pay, concluding that a state statutory exemption violated the Washington State Constitution. For the previous...more
11/12/2020
/ Agricultural Workers ,
Dairy Farmers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Farm Workers ,
Farms ,
Health and Safety ,
Over-Time ,
State Constitutions ,
WA Supreme Court ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Hazards
Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries just decided to substantially raise the state’s salary threshold to meet the salary basis test for “white collar” overtime exemptions. As set out more specifically below,...more
12/16/2019
/ Department of Labor & Industry ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Minimum Salary ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
Over-Time ,
Salaried Employees ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions