New Overtime Requirements for Washington Agricultural Workers
In response to last year's groundbreaking decision by the Washington State Supreme Court in Martinez-Cuevas v. DeRuyter Bros. Dairy, Inc., the state legislature recently passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5172, amending the state's Minimum Wage Act as it relates to agricultural workers and adopting a phased approach for imposing overtime requirements on agricultural employers. The amendments were signed into law by Governor Jay Inslee on May 11, 2021. Read the full update on PerkinsCoie.com
Wage & Hour Developments
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