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Update on Jurisdictions Exceeding Washington State’s Minimum Wage in 2025: Burien and Everett
As we discussed in a previous blog post, the Washington State minimum wage increased to $16.66 per hour on January 1, 2025. This new state wage also impacts the salary levels for the white-collar exemptions from the minimum wage. In a separate blog post, we also discussed the minimum wages in multiple jurisdictions within Washington that exceed the Washington State minimum wage, and which also increase each year to account for inflation, including Bellingham, Renton, SeaTac, Seattle, Tukwila, and unincorporated King County. These updates continue as Burien voters recently approved a ballot measure to align Burien’s minimum wage ordinance with Tukwila’s ordinance, and Everett joined the jurisdictions increasing their minimum wage to exceed Washington State’s minimum wage.
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Washington State Law Provides Agricultural Cannabis Workers the Right to Unionize
A recently passed Washington State House Bill permits agricultural workers to unionize under the supervision of Washington’s Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC).
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Washington State Seeks to Ban Noncompetes Altogether
With the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed nationwide ban on noncompetes seemingly dead, states continue to march forward with their own regulation of such agreements. Washington’s current law bans noncompetes for employees making less than a...
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Update on Jurisdictions Exceeding Washington State’s Minimum Wage in 2025
As we reported recently, the Washington State minimum wage beginning January 1, 2025, will be increased to $16.66 per hour. As explained in our prior blog post, this new state wage also impacts the salary exempt levels required.
Multiple jurisdictio...
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Washington State Announces New Compensation Levels for 2025: Minimum Wage and Salary Exemptions Unveiled
Washington State has announced its new minimum wage, exempt salary level, and other compensation levels for 2025. All of the following will be in effect as of January 1, 2025:
Washington State minimum wage: $16.66 per hour.Note: We are still wa...
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Beginning January 1, 2025, Minimum Wages Increase in Unincorporated King County
On May 14, 2024, the King County Council adopted a minimum wage higher than the state minimum wage (and some of the cities inside King County) for all employees working anywhere in unincorporated King County.
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