Q: Our business isn’t in Seattle but we have some employees who occasionally work there. Do we have to pay the new minimum wage to these employees starting April 1st?
Read More…Question: An employee with a behavioral/mental health disability requested a new supervisor as a reasonable accommodation, saying they no longer get along as the motivation for the request. Is this a reasonable accommodation?
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Q: Do any of the new paid sick leave laws in various cities throughout Washington and Oregon, or the state of California, require employers to pay out unused sick leave?
Read More…Q: If our company pays an employee for their 10-minute rest period, but the employee reports that he didn’t actually take a break from work, are we complying with California wage and hour laws?
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Q: We’re worried that morale could be hurt by employees comparing their salary or wages with one another. Can we prohibit our employees from discussing their wages?
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Question: Our company is working through some long-term performance issues with two employees who are not improving. Both of these employees have disabilities that we are actively accommodating so termination is risky, but do we have to just keep them on forever if they aren’t good employees?
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Q: Our policy against harassment says we will take disciplinary action for any inappropriate workplace conduct, regardless of whether it violates the law. An employee complained of coworkers yelling at him, but it doesn’t seem connected to a protected status, so do we have to take action?
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Question: Our receptionist is responsible not only for answering phones and greeting visitors, but also for keeping the adjacent coffee room clean. She now says she is allergic to all cleaning products and cannot clean the coffee room. We believe this is an essential function of her job. If we can’t find a reasonable accommodation, can we remove her from the position?
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Q: Our company needs to scale back operations for a few weeks while we complete a project at our facility. We don’t want to lose our skilled staff; are there any programs that would give them get access to unemployment benefits while we complete the project?
Read More…Q: Can an employee be eligible for 12 weeks of parental leave, twice in a row, for the same baby under FMLA?
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