As you may know, Washington State’s Department of Labor and Industries is engaged in rulemaking that will likely expand overtime pay to workers in our state. As part of the rulemaking process the Department will be holding public feedback sessions throughout the state. If a session is coming to your area, mark you calendar. It is important for the Department to hear nonprofit voices and concerns during this phase of the rulemaking so that the final rules are workable for nonprofits. Because of this, we recommend that a representative from your organization participate and share your organization’s views on the pre-draft rules.
According to the Department of Labor and Industries, feedback sessionswill be held:
October 9– Tumwater, from 2:00-4:30 PM
2 p.m. – Overview
2:30-4:30 p.m. – Feedback session
L&I Headquarters – Room S117
7273 Linderson Way SW
Tumwater, WA 98501
October 16, Everett, from 9:00-11:30 AM
9 a.m. – Overview
9:30-11:30 a.m. – Feedback session
WSU Everett – Auditorium, Room 102 (Parking in Lot K)
915 N. Broadway
Everett, WA 98201
October 17, Richland, from 1:30-4:00 PM
1:30 p.m. – Overview
2-4 p.m. – Feedback session
Richland Community Center – River View South Room
500 Amon Park Drive
Richland, WA 99352
October 18, Spokane, from 9:00-11:30 AM
9 a.m. – Overview
9:30-11:30 a.m. – Feedback session
Center Place Event Center – Large Meeting Room
2426 N. Discovery Place
Spokane, WA 99216
We learned today that the pre-draft version of the regulations will be released by the end of the day Friday, October 5, 2018. We will provide an update when the pre-draft rules are published, but we wanted to make sure your organization knows about the Department’s upcoming opportunities for in-person commenting. If you have any questions, please visit the Department of Labor and Industries’ engagement site. Make sure you are on our Policy and Advocacy Email List so that you can receive our updates on this key issue.