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WA State Equal Pay Opportunity Act Effective Immediately
Effective June 7th, the new Washington State Equal Pay Opportunity Act went into effect. Although the original law was established in 1943, the new regulations on equal pay ensure that all employees, regardless of gender, receive equal pay and career advancement...
COMPLIANCE ALERT
COMPLIANCE ALERT Washington State Updates Several Workplace Laws Effective June 7, 2018 1.Disclosure and Discussion of Sexual Harassment and Assault (S.B. 5996) Senate Bill 5996 supports “the disclosure and discussion of sexual harassment and sexual assault in...
New WA State Laws effective June 7, 2018
June is shaping up to be a record month for new laws in Washington state. Our state lawmakers have been busy the first four months of this year writing and passing new employment-related legislation that will impact all employers with business operations in the state...
Pay Equality: Updating the Washington State Law
In an effort to create further pay equality for employees in Washington State, Governor Jay Inslee signed a new law to ensure Washington employers are paying fairly and equitably. This is the first update to the Equal Pay Act (EPA) in over 43 years. The new law takes...
New FLSA Rules for Interns
On January 5, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) implemented a new set of standards and FLSA test for employers to use in determining whether the interns or students they bring in are eligible to receive compensation as employees. In the past, students and...
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I-1433 Paid Sick Leave & Minimum Wage Seminars limited to winter 2018 only (depending on demand). FINES UP-TO $40 per violation! Are you in compliance? Do you have questions about I-1433? Don't know yooptions? Start your New Year off right and take advantage of...
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New FMLA Forms Available
If you’re an employer of 50 or more, you have likely had the experience of handling an employee’s leave of absence under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and know just how many forms are required to process and authorize an employee’s FML leave. Just recently,...
Understanding the Ins and Outs of Compensation Reviews
Have you ever been asked by an employee how you decided what they would make? Or perhaps tried to identify whether a role should be classified as Exempt or Non-Exempt? Or created a new position and had to determine how much to pay the new employee? One of the most...
ALERT: Fraud against small businesses on the rise!
ALERT: Fraud against small businesses on the rise! During the general kerfuffle that has arisen around COVID-19, many small businesses have been hit hard by fraudsters. One of the latest areas that we have seen a dramatic uptick in fraud has to do with Direct Deposit....
Continuing Education with HR Best Practices
We are committed to helping businesses continue their training and education with the most current HR best practices. JB Consulting Systems has 14 webinar offerings taught by our President and author, Juli Bacon. The lessons from the webinar are derived from her...
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