Bills by Topic Results
Bills that have passed the Legislature are shown in bold text with an * preceding them.
EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEES
 (See also COLLECTIVE BARGAINING; CONTRACTORS; LABOR; PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEES; UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION; WAGES AND HOURS; WORKER TRAINING AND WORKFORCE NEEDS) |
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Abusive work environments, subjecting employee to, as unfair labor practice:
HB 1935 |
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Agricultural workers, agricultural labor work group, establishing:
HB 1516 |
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Agricultural workers, employer exemption from payment of overtime to, removing:
HB 1516,
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ESSB 5172, CH 249 (2021) |
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Agricultural workers, modifying overtime compensation requirement to include, when:
HB 1516,
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ESSB 5172, CH 249 (2021) |
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Agricultural workers, overtime compensation for 50+ hours during special circumstance weeks:
HB 1750 |
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Agricultural workers, specific needs of farmworkers, comprehensive study of, conducting:
HB 1847, HB 2102 |
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Agricultural workers, temporary housing for farmworkers, sales/use tax exemptions for, expanding:
SB 5396, SSB 5396,
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2SSB 5396, CH 250 (2021) |
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Agricultural workers, with mental health stresses/suicidal thoughts, agricultural community mental health hotlines for:
HB 1434 |
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Airports, municipal, minimum labor standards enactment, when:
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SB 5385, CH 106 (2021) |
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Bullying, subjecting employee to abusive work environments, as unfair labor practice:
HB 1935 |
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Cannabis, employee screening test indicating, terminating or not hiring person due to, prohibiting:
SB 5517 |
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Clean energy transition workforce account, creating:
SB 5616, SSB 5616,
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2SSB 5616, CH 157 (2022) |
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Construction workers, direct contractor liability for subcontractor-owed wages and benefits/contributions for:
SB 5278 |
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Discharge of employee, reasons for and effective date of, employer to provide to employee:
SB 5130, SSB 5130 |
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Discrimination/harassment/retaliation/wage or hour violation/sexual assault by employer, certain agreements, void:
HB 1795,
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ESHB 1795, CH 133 (2022) |
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Employee assistance programs, employee's participation and information, prohibiting certain employer actions:
SB 5564,
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SSB 5564, CH 11 (2022) |
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Employers, internal transfer offer to employee to include hourly or salary compensation:
SB 5761 |
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Employers, L&I safety/health rules/guidance/policies and penalties imposed on, restricting:
HB 1609 |
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Employers, postings for job openings, disclosing hourly or salary and other compensation and benefits in:
SB 5761 |
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Employers, postings for job openings, disclosing wage scale/salary range and benefits/other compensation in:
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ESSB 5761, CH 242 (2022) |
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Family and medical leave, for railroad workers, and related employment protections:
SB 5065, ESSB 5065, 2SSB 5065 |
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Family and medical leave, paid, actuarial services, office of, establishing:
SSB 5649,
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2SSB 5649, CH 233 (2022) |
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Family and medical leave, paid, applicants to disclose if leave related to COVID-19 pandemic:
SSB 5649,
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2SSB 5649, CH 233 (2022) |
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Family and medical leave, paid, applying for benefits and receiving predetermination:
SB 5649 |
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Family and medical leave, paid, approved voluntary plans, list of employers that have:
SB 5649, SSB 5649,
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2SSB 5649, CH 233 (2022) |
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Family and medical leave, paid, collective bargaining, in connection with:
SB 5649, SSB 5649,
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2SSB 5649, CH 233 (2022) |
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Family and medical leave, paid, eligibility during public health emergency:
SB 5115 |
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Family and medical leave, paid, eligibility for coverage, expanding:
HB 1073, SHB 1073, SB 5097,
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ESSB 5097, CH 232 (2021) |
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Family and medical leave, paid, employee premium rate, decreasing:
HB 2031, SB 5873 |
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Family and medical leave, paid, employees eligible but with too few hours worked, grants for employers and:
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E2SHB 1073, CH 109 (2021) |
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Family and medical leave, paid, family and medical leave insurance account, maintaining solvency/stability of:
SB 5959 |
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Family and medical leave, paid, implementation of, performance audit analyzing:
SSB 5649,
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2SSB 5649, CH 233 (2022) |
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Family and medical leave, paid, information from employer reports, private/confidential:
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HB 1613, CH 18 (2022) |
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Family and medical leave, paid, leave used in postnatal period, requirements:
SB 5649, SSB 5649,
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2SSB 5649, CH 233 (2022) |
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Family and medical leave, paid, legislative task force on paid family and medical leave insurance premiums, establishing:
SSB 5649,
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2SSB 5649, CH 233 (2022) |
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Family and medical leave, paid, solvency surcharge, using certain funds to eliminate:
SB 5959 |
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Family and medical leave, paid, transportation network companies and drivers application of, studying:
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ESHB 2076, CH 281 (2022) PV |
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Family and medical leave, paid, transportation network companies, drivers for:
HB 2076 |
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Family and medical leave, paid, using after death of family member, when:
SB 5649, SSB 5649,
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2SSB 5649, CH 233 (2022) |
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Family and medical leave, unpaid, pre-2020 rights, liabilities, and obligations:
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HB 1087, CH 59 (2021) |
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Family/medical leave, pandemic leave assistance employee and employer grants, when:
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E2SHB 1073, CH 109 (2021) |
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Farmworkers, L&I administration of various matters applicable to, performance audits of:
HB 1847, HB 2102 |
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Farmworkers, specific needs of, comprehensive study of, conducting:
HB 1847, HB 2102 |
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Farmworkers, temporary housing for, sales/use tax exemptions for, expanding:
SB 5396, SSB 5396,
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2SSB 5396, CH 250 (2021) |
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Fruit/vegetables, manufacturer B&O tax exemption, employment/labor/civil rights adjudications disclosure for:
HB 1285, SB 5281 |
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Harassment and/or discrimination nondisclosure requirement, prohibiting:
SB 5520 |
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Hard-to-place job seekers, B&O and public utility tax credits for employers hiring:
SB 5358, SSB 5358, SB 5954, SB 5986 |
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Health care employees, hazard pay retention bonus for, when:
SSB 5911 |
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Health care employees, practicing in COVID units, hazard pay retention bonus for:
SB 5911 |
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Health care employees, surgical smoke during procedures, smoke evacuation systems to remove:
HB 1779,
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SHB 1779, CH 129 (2022) |
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Health emergencies, public, protective devices/equipment during, requirements for employers:
SB 5115, SB 5254,
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SSB 5254, CH 146 (2021) |
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Health emergency labor standards, establishing:
SB 5115,
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ESSB 5115, CH 252 (2021) |
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Health-related measures, restricting employment participation due to declining to comply with, prohibiting:
HB 1305, HB 1317 |
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Hospitality industry, new employees hired for new positions, B&O tax credits for:
SB 5515, SSB 5515 |
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Immediate employment programs, for persons experiencing homelessness, grant program for establishing, creating:
HB 2132 |
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Labor rights, countries that provide, as eligible to sell for use or provide transportation fuels in state, criteria and list:
HB 1551 |
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Leave, paid administrative, for health care workers during public health emergency, when:
HB 1242 |
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Leave, paid sick and emergency child care leave for all employees during public health emergency:
SB 5115 |
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Leave, paid sick or emergency child care leave, employers meeting requirements, tax credits for:
SB 5115 |
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Leave, paid sick, verification of absences, requirements imposed by certain employers, restricting:
SB 5559 |
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Leave, volunteer firefighters firefighting for certain political subdivisions or the state, requirements:
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SSB 5384, CH 105 (2021) |
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Leave, volunteer firefighters firefighting for fire protection district, requirements:
SB 5384 |
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Liquor manufacturers/producers, production facilities of, allowing employees 18 to 20 years of age to work in:
HB 1483, SHB 1483, SB 5479 |
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Marijuana, employee screening test indicating, terminating or not hiring person due to, prohibiting:
SB 5517 |
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Military spouses, employment of, assistance for and removal of barriers to:
HB 1592 |
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Military spouses, employment of, termination of employment contract:
HB 1592 |
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Personnel file, complete copy of, employer to furnish to employee within 14 days:
SB 5130, SSB 5130 |
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Retaliation by employer, nondisclosure/nondisparagement agreements, void and unenforceable:
HB 1795,
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ESHB 1795, CH 133 (2022) |
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Space force, reserve members of, military leave of absence for:
HB 1625 |
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Temporary workers, protection of, staffing agency and worksite employer requirements for:
HB 1206,
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SHB 1206, CH 37 (2021), SB 5218 |
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Temporary workers, with nonimmigrant visa, long-term services/supports trust program exemption:
HB 1733,
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ESHB 1733, CH 2 (2022) |
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Vaccination, COVID-19 vaccine, employees terminated or who left work due to mandate, unemployment compensation:
SB 5864 |
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Vaccination, COVID-19 vaccine, employees terminated or who resigned due to declining, restoring to employment:
SB 5680 |
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Vaccination, law/rule/order requiring receipt as employment condition, prohibitions and exemption:
HB 1065 |
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Vaccination, rule/ordinance/order/policy requiring receipt for COVID of, prohibiting:
HB 1720, SB 5144 |
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Vehicles of employees, employer searches of, prohibitions:
HB 1257 |
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Warehouse distribution centers, employees subject to quotas, rights/health/safety of, and employer requirements:
SB 5891, SSB 5891 |
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Whistleblower qui tam actions on behalf of state agency:
HB 1076, SHB 1076, 2SHB 1076 |
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Wineries, production facilities of, allowing employees 18 to 20 years of age to work in:
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HB 1289, CH 123 (2021), SB 5477 |
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Workers, working in WA but residing outside WA, long-term services/supports trust program exemption:
HB 1733,
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ESHB 1733, CH 2 (2022) |
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Workforce housing, affordable, infrastructure/facilities, public facilities sales/use tax revenue use for:
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SB 5868, CH 175 (2022) |
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Working families fiscal impact statements, in fiscal notes, creating:
HB 2006 |
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Working families' tax exemption, providing sales/use tax exemption, annual remittance reductions rate adjustment:
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HB 1888, CH 33 (2022) |
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Working families' tax exemption, providing sales/use tax exemption, clarifications/technical corrections:
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EHB 2096, CH 41 (2022), SB 5963 |
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Working families' tax exemption, providing sales/use tax exemption, expanding eligibility/increasing remittance:
HB 2015 |
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Working families' tax exemption, providing sales/use tax exemption, updating and simplifying:
HB 1297,
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ESHB 1297, CH 195 (2021), HB 1319, SB 5387, SB 5424 |
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Working families' tax exemption, replacing "exemption" with "credit" and "remittance" with "refund":
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EHB 2096, CH 41 (2022), SB 5963 |
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Workplace resources, domestic violence and, task force on, convening:
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HB 1315, CH 43 (2021) |