Employment Law Update: New Laws for 2025 (Washington)
States and some cities were especially active this year passing workplace legislation, many of which create new compliance obligations for employers. Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI) has been tracking these laws as they worked their way through the legislative and regulatory processes before going into effect on January 1, 2025. Below is our annual summary of these new laws and regulations. This article, which focuses on laws taking effect in or around January 1, 2025, is not intended to be an exhaustive discussion of every single new employment and labor law, does not include the host of new minimum wage laws,1 and is intended to be informative but not to constitute specific legal advice for any employer.
Bill / Ordinance Number | Main Topic of Legislation | Summary | Effective Date |
| Paid Sick Leave | Provides that paid sick leave may be used when an employee’s child's school or place of care has been closed for health-related reasons or public emergency. Expands the definition of family member. | 1/1/2025 |
Seattle Council Bill No. 120580
| App-Based Workers
| Requires employers of 250 or more app-based workers worldwide to follow specified procedures and provide workers 14 days’ notice prior to deactivating an app-based worker from the company’s worker platform. | 1/1/2025 |
Source(s): Littler, received on November 25, 2024