Washington Labor Guidance
Free plain-English summaries of opinion letters, administrative policies, and interpretive notices from Washington's labor agency, with the current status and the official source on every page.
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Job Posting Requirements
This L&I administrative policy explains the Equal Pay and Opportunities Act's job-posting disclosure duty (RCW 49.58.110): employers with 15 or more employees (including remote/out-of-state employers …
Minimum Wage Act Applicability
This L&I administrative policy explains who is covered by Washington's Minimum Wage Act (RCW 49.46): which employers must comply, the 17 categories of workers the statute exempts by name (casual labor…
Industrial Welfare Act: Applications, Exemptions, and Interpretations
This L&I administrative policy is the department's general reference on the Industrial Welfare Act (RCW 49.12), which governs conditions of labor — minor employment, meal and rest periods, personnel-f…
Minimum Wage Act - Employment Relationships
This L&I administrative policy explains who counts as an "employer" under the Minimum Wage Act, including when a corporate officer, owner, or manager can be personally and jointly liable for wage viol…
Minimum Wage Act - Washington-Based Employee
This L&I administrative policy explains how the department decides whether a worker is a "Washington-based employee" covered by the Minimum Wage Act's minimum wage, paid sick leave, and overtime prote…
Variances from the Industrial Welfare Act
This brief L&I administrative policy explains that RCW 49.12.105 lets an employer apply to the L&I director for a variance from the department's Industrial Welfare Act rules (WAC 296-126) governing wa…
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These are official interpretive documents from Washington's labor agency: opinion letters answering questions from employers and workers, administrative policies, and interpretive notices. They show how the agency applies wage-and-hour and workplace law to real situations, but they are guidance, not statutes or court decisions, and the agency can supersede or withdraw them. Every page above shows the document's current status, when that status was last verified, and a link to the official source.