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The washington state bar associations home on the internet. Workers are protected by laws and rules covering workers wages, working conditions, overtime pay, and prevailing wage on public works construction projects. The 2016 edition the american bar association has released detailed data on the employment of the law school class of 2016, and theres both good and bad news. The employment law deskbook will be sold to wsaj plaintiff members only by ordering this deskbook, you declare that the majority of your law practice is devoted to representing plaintiffs and you will not use the information provided at this cle to advance the defense of a tort claim nor assist insurance defense in opposing the rights or interests of injured or disabled persons. A guide to employment laws, regulations and practices. Employment law answer book, ninth edition wolters kluwer. Washington employment lawyers association wela is composed of attorneys, law professors, paralegals and law students devoted to the promotion of employee rights. Thats why thousands of employers, hr managers, attorneys, and business owners rely on employment law answer book in order to achieve compliance. Washington state labor law sets out guidelines for minimum wage, meal and rest breaks and family care leave possible violations of washington employment law include wrongful.
In most cases, if you have employees working in washington, you must pay unemployment taxes on their wages in this state. Prepared by the office of the assistant secretary for policy. Title 41, public employment, civil service, and pensions. One of them is the hub, also known as the uniform business organizations code and codified at the code revisers website as rcw 23.
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