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Let WorkSourceWA and LinkedIn solve your labor shortage
By Chad Pearson, business outreach, Employment Security Department Typically, promoting your business increases the number of reservations at your business. The same thing applies to promoting open positions at your
Weekly Update: Hospitality Win – Short-Term Rental Bill Survives Cut-Off
Federal Overtime Proposal Released The Department of Labor (DOL) released its rewrite of the Obama administration’s overtime rule, which more than doubled the salary threshold from the current level of
Hospitality Month 2018 is Here
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gov. Jay Inslee highlights lifelong careers in Hospitality Month 2018 OLYMPIA, May 1, 2018 – Gov. Jay Inslee’s second annual Hospitality Month celebrates the state’s largest
ESD Job Board Provides Unlimited Free Monster Connected Listings
By Chad Pearson, Change ‘Help Wanted’ to ‘Help Found’ Good managers and supervisors are important to your success, and finding replacements isn’t always easy. Try using WorkSourceWA.com to fill your
Weekly Update: It’s Now Legal to Tip Pool with Heart-of-the-House Employees
It’s Now Legal to Tip Pool with Heart-of-the-House Employees On March 23, Congress passed funding legislation that included repealing the tip pool rule that barred certain employers from setting up tip-pooling
Congressional Win Addresses Labor Shortage
On March 23, Congress passed funding legislation allowing the Secretary of Homeland Security to raise the H-2B visa cap based on economic need after consulting with the Secretary of Labor.
Hospitality Month 2017 Communications Earn Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Jillian Henze, senior communications manager, jillianh@wahospitality.org, 360-956-7279 ext. 124 Hospitality Month 2017 Communications Earn Award (OLYMPIA, WASH., March 23, 2017) — A new partnership between
The Labor Market and Meat Vendors
By Chad Pearson, Business Outreach, Employment Security Department Knowing what’s going on with the labor market is a lot like the relationship with your meat vendor. You don’t need to
5 New FareStart Restaurants Set For South Lake Union With Help From Amazon
Obviously, Amazon is affecting Seattle in big ways. Less obvious is the impact of FareStart, an organization that has quietly and consistently been influencing our city through social services and quality meals for the past 25 years with the help of longtime supporters—like Amazon. (Seattle Magazine)
Working Lunch: Labor shortage disrupts policy and politics
Restaurant and other business operators all over the country are dealing with labor shortages. It’s a crisis for some brands and that shortage is also disrupting policies and politics on various levels. On this episode, the Align Public Strategies crew examines changes that are happening including women leaving the labor force, immigration, and inmates being released from jails to fill jobs. (Nation’s Restaurant News)