This Handbook provides an overview of federal laws addressing employer-employee rights and obligations. Information discussed includes wages & hours, discrimination, termination of employment, pension plans and retirement benefits, workplace safety, workers' compensation, unions, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and much more in 25 pages of materials.
Labour Law Act In Hindi In Washington
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There is no legal requirement that you give notice to your employer when quitting. Likewise, your employer is not required to give you notice before termination.
RCW Chapter 49.60 is a State law that protects all people in Washington from unfair and discriminatory practices in employment, real estate transactions, public accommodations, credit, insurance, as well as health care whistleblower, and state employee whistleblower complaints.
Employees cannot be required to work more than 3 hours without a rest break. Breaks must be scheduled as close to the midpoint of a work period as possible. Employers can require workers to stay on the job site during a rest break.
Washington is an employment-at-will state, which means that without a written employee contract, employees can be terminated for any reason at any time, provided that the reason is not discriminatory and that the employer is not retaliating against the employee for a rightful action.
To comply with WARN, Washington employers must notify employees of a mass layoff or plant closing 60 days in advance. Employees are entitled to notice if they will lose their jobs. For employees who are union members, the employer must notify their union representative instead.
TUMWATER — Washington's minimum wage will rise to $16.66 an hour next year, a 2.35 percent increase over 2024. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) announced the increase today; it takes effect Jan. 1, 2025.
To comply with WARN, Washington employers must notify employees of a mass layoff or plant closing 60 days in advance. Employees are entitled to notice if they will lose their jobs. For employees who are union members, the employer must notify their union representative instead.
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.
The state minimum wage for 2024 is $16.28 an hour. With the state salary thresholds for exempt employees now a multiplier of the state minimum wage, one of the thresholds multipliers will rise on Jan. 1, 2024.