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Workplace Compliance News & Resources
for the Pacific States

Below is a round-up of workplace safety news for states in the Pacific Coast region employers need to know to keep their business compliant.

Stay on top of safety and compliance the right way with this information but be sure to seek legal counsel when you’re looking for how these changes will directly impact your business. Wherever available, KPA products are updated with the latest government notices and posters for employers.

Alaska

Effective July 1, 2025: Alaska Increases Minimum Wage, Implements Paid Sick Leave, and Prohibits Mandatory Religious or Political Meetings

Hawaii

Effective January 1, 2024: Hawaii Enacts Pay Transparency Law and Amends Equal Pay Law
Effective October 1, 2022: Hawaii Increases Minimum Wage

Oregon

Effective Immediately: Oregon Increases Salary Threshold for Noncompete Agreements
Effective July 1, 2024: Oregon Amends Family Leave Act
Effective July 1, 2024: Oregon Enacts Consumer Data Privacy Act
Effective September 3, 2023: Oregon Paid Family Medical Leave Insurance Benefits to Begin
Oregon Increases Minimum Wage Effective July 1, 2023
Oregon Quarterly Payroll Reports and Paid Leave Contributions Due May 1, 2023
Effective January 1, 2023: Oregon Paid Family Medical Leave Insurance Contributions Start January 1, 2023
Effective January 1, 2023: Oregon Amends Workplace Fairness Act
Effective January 1, 2023: Oregon Changes Method for Counting Employees
Oregon Expands Reasons Employees May Take Paid Leave
Oregon Passes CROWN Act
Family Leave Expanded in Oregon
Oregon Amends Limits on Noncompete Agreements
Driver License Not a Condition of Employment in Oregon
Effective Immediately: Oregon Sunsets Indoor Face Masks Starting March 11
Effective Immediately: Oregon OSHA Not Moving Forward with State ETS

Washington

Effective July 27, 2025: Washington State Amends Equal Pay and Opportunity Act
Effective July 27, 2025: Washington Expands Use of Paid Sick Leave
Effective Immediately: Bellingham, Washington Increases Minimum Wage
Effective January 1, 2025: Washington Increases Paid Family and Medical Leave Premiums
Effective January 1, 2025: Washington Expands Sick Leave
Effective January 1, 2025: Burien, Washington Implements Minimum Wage
Effective June 6, 2024: Washington State Places More Restrictions on Noncompete Agreements
Effective Immediately: Washington State Updates the Definition of Construction Workers for the Paid Sick Leave Law
Effective Immediately: Bellingham, Washington Enacts Minimum Wage Law
Washington State Passes Medical Data Privacy Law
Effective January 1, 2024: Changes Coming to Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave
Effective January 1, 2024: Washington Disallows Hiring Decisions Based on Off-Duty Marijuana Use
Washington Cares Fund Payroll Tax Deductions Commence July 1, 2023
By May 26, 2023: Washington State Seeks Comments on Draft Policy for Tips, Gratuities, and Service Charges
Effective Immediately: Seattle, Washington Bans Caste Discrimination
Effective January 1, 2023: Seattle, Washington Increases Minimum Wage
Effective January 1, 2023: Washington State Increases Minimum Wage
Effective January 1, 2023: Washington State Passes Pay Transparency Law
City of Seattle Provides Protections for Independent Contractors
Washington State Seeks Feedback on Salary Disclosure Rules
Washington State Amends Paid Family and Medical Leave Act
Washington State Enacts “Silenced No More” Law
Washington Employers to Collect Long-Term Care Premiums from Employees
Salary Thresholds for Noncompete Covenants Increase in Washington State
Effective Immediately: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) adopts safety standards for voluntary personal protective equipment (PPE) usage in the workplace.
Effective Immediately: Washington OSHA Implements WISHA Regulations
Effective Immediately: Washington Wildfire Smoke Inhalation Emergency Rules
Effective Immediately: Washington Heat Exposure Emergency Rules
Effective Immediately: Washington Ends Mask Mandate
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