Labour Law Equal Pay For Equal Work In Washington
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Salaried employees made a large jump with the calendar turning to 2025. For employers with 50 or fewer employees, workers will earn a minimum of $1,332.80 a week ($69,305.60 a year). For employers with 51 or more employees, workers will now bring in a minimum of $1,499.40 a week ($77,968.80 a year).
The seven-minute rule allows employers to round employee time to the nearest quarter-hour. The seven-minute rule is a payroll rule that allows employers to round down employee time of 1-7 minutes. However, employee work time of 8-14 minutes must be rounded up and counted as a quarter-hour of work.
Here's a simple breakdown of how it operates: Clock-In rounding: When an employee clocks in, their entry time is rounded to the nearest quarter-hour increment. If they clock in between 0-7 minutes past the quarter-hour mark, it's rounded down, and if it's 8-14 minutes past, it's rounded up.