Washington

Access indispensable resources below to help stay current with HR and employment law developments in Washington, including state-specific Employment Law Guide sections, customizable Washington Employee Handbook templates and other state-specific resources; recently passed and upcoming state and local deadlines; and links to our local coverage.

Legal Timetable

State developments covered below. Navigate to local pages for local coverage.

Employee Handbooks

Create or update your Washington Handbook with our comprehensive state-specific handbook policy statements. The Washington Employee Handbook Table of Contents links to all available policy statements, including:

Discussion of Wages Handbook Statement: Washington

EEO Handbook Statement: Washington

Paid Family and Medical Leave Handbook Statement: Washington

Paid Sick and Safe Leave Handbook Statement: SeaTac, Washington

Pregnancy and Lactation Accommodation Handbook Statement: Washington

New and Updated

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Employment Law Guide

Payment of Wages: Washington

Updated to reflect amended unclaimed wages reporting requirements, effective January 1, 2026.
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Employment Law Guide

Minimum Wage: Washington

Updated to reflect increases in the state minimum wage and the local minimum wages in Bellingham, Burien, Everett, King County, Renton, SeaTac, Seattle and Tukwila, effective January 1, 2026.
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Employment Law Guide

Harassment: Washington

Updated to reflect amendments to sexual harassment and assault prevention requirements for employers of isolated workers, effective January 1, 2026.
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Employment Law Guide

Training and Development: Washington

Updated to reflect the expansion of training requirements for isolated workers, effective January 1, 2026.
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Employment Law Guide

Discrimination: Washington

Updated to reflect law providing protections for victims of hate crimes, effective January 1, 2026.
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Employment Law Guide

Workplace Security: Washington

Updated to reflect amendments to the workplace violence prevention law applicable to health care settings, effective January 1, 2026.
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Employment Law Guide

Employment Contracts and Restrictive Covenants: Washington

Updated to reflect the increased annualized earnings threshold for noncompete agreements, effective January 1, 2026.
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Legal Timetable

Washington Increases Earnings Thresholds for Noncompete Agreement Enforceability
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Handbook Templates

Paid Family and Medical Leave Handbook Statement: Washington

Updated statement and guidance for style and to reflect amendments to the paid family and medical leave law concerning benefit amounts and employee reinstatement, and updated guidance to reflect amended employer notice requirements, effective January 1, 2026.
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Handbook Templates

Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Tacoma, Washington

Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to state law providing leave protections to victims of a hate crime, effective January 1, 2026.

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US Jurisdictions

Washington

Legal Timetable

State developments covered below. Navigate to local pages for local coverage.

Employee Handbooks

New and Updated

Payment of Wages: Washington

Minimum Wage: Washington

Harassment: Washington

Training and Development: Washington

Discrimination: Washington

Workplace Security: Washington

Employment Contracts and Restrictive Covenants: Washington

Washington Increases Earnings Thresholds for Noncompete Agreement Enforceability

Paid Family and Medical Leave Handbook Statement: Washington

Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Tacoma, Washington

Washington at a Glance

Local Coverage

Washington Employment Law Guide

At-Will, Contracts and Restrictive Covenants

EEO

Employee Benefits

Employee Leaves

Employee Management

HR Strategy, Management and the Law

Labor Relations

Organizational Exit

Payroll

Recruiting and Hiring

Risk Management - Health, Safety, Security

Types of Employers and Workers

Wage and Hour