Employment Law Policy In Washington
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Effective 01/01/2025: In areas outside Seattle, SeaTac, Tukwila, Bellingham, Burien, and Renton, the Washington State Minimum Wage is $16.66 per hour as of January 1st, 2025. Seattle, SeaTac, Tukwila, Bellingham, and Renton also increased their local minimum wage rates (see below).
Washington: Washington's noncompete statute, RCW 49.62. 020, originally established an income threshold of $100,000. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries adjusts the threshold annually to account for inflation. ing to its website, the 2025 threshold for employees is $123,394.17.
The law does not require employers to give a worker notice before terminating their job. Employers are not required to give warnings or follow any particular steps before terminating an employee.
Washington is an at-will employment state, which means that the employer or employee may end the employment relationship for any reason or no reason as long as it is not in violation of another law (such as discrimination, retaliation, etc.).
The 7-minute rule lets employers round an employee's time to the nearest quarter-hour. It states that employers may round down the time if an employee works 7 minutes or less beyond a quarter-hour increment. Conversely, they round up the time if the employee works more than 7 minutes up to the next quarter-hour.
Under 49.60 RCW, Washington's set of labor laws, it is illegal to fire an employee for any reason other than his or her misconduct or poor job performance.
It is against the law for a business to fire or retaliate against you for exercising a protected right. You can file a complaint for issues relating to wages, rest breaks and meal periods, child labor, uniforms, and retaliation and termination without fear of repercussions.
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.
File your complaint online at for faster processing. The Washington State Office of the Attorney General can only process complaints that involve either Washington state residents or businesses located in Washington state.
Employee's right to access Employees and former employees have a right to access their own personnel files at least once a year. Employers must allow access to any or all of an employee's records within 10 business days at the employee's usual place of employment, or a mutually agreed upon location.
