The Washington employee ownership commission is created to oversee and develop the Washington employee ownership program within the Department of Commerce.
Beginning June 6, 2024, a new Washington law prohibits employers from requiring employees to attend meetings which have the primary purpose of communicating the employer's opinion on “religious” or “political” matters.
RCW 49.58. 100: Employer seeking wage and salary history of applicants prohibited—Remedies.
An employer may not retaliate, discharge, or otherwise discriminate against an employee because the employee has filed any complaint, or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under this chapter, or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding, or because of the exercise by such employee on ...
RCW 13.50. 100 provides that “subject to the rules of discovery in civil cases,” any party to a dependency or termination proceeding shall have access to the records of any natural or adoptive child of the parent, subject to the limitations of RCW 13.50.
SharedWork allows you to reduce your employees' usual hours from 10% to 50%. Your workers collect unemployment benefits to replace part of their lost wages. A SharedWork plan can last up to 1 year. You can reapply when your plan ends.
Ways to give workers equity in your company Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). Restricted stock awards or units. Stock options. Equity bonuses. Phantom stock. Profit-sharing. Stock appreciation rights (SARs).
A company provides you with a lump sum in exchange for partial ownership of your home, and/or a share of its future appreciation. You don't make monthly repayments of principal or interest; instead, you settle up when you sell the home or at the end of a multi-year agreement period (typically between 10 and 30 years).