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Washington State Employers Beware, Obesity Can be a Disability

Dec 11, 2019 | Employment Law & HR Topics, Leaves of Absence, State & Federal Employment Law Updates, Washington

It is illegal to refuse to hire qualified potential employees because the employer perceives them to be obese, the Washington Supreme Court has ruled. After a federal court in Seattle dismissed the case, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals had asked Washington’s...

WA UPDATE: Washington State Paid Family Leave Law

Sep 6, 2018 | Employee Benefits, Employment Law & HR Topics, Leaves of Absence, State & Federal Employment Law Updates, Washington

DEDUCTIONS EFFECTIVE 1-1-19 BENEFITS EFFECTIVE 1-1-20 All Washington employers must provide paid family and medical leave under a bill signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on July 5. The new law creates an insurance fund that employers and employees both pay into, with a 0.4...

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