Tag "Seattle"
Weekly Update – Member Spotlight: Quality Inn & Suites at Olympic National Park
Member Spotlight: Quality Inn & Suites at Olympic National Park Employment for people with disabilities, shelter for the homeless during the snowstorm – Sequim’s Quality Inn & Suites at Olympic
Weekly Update: Restrictive Scheduling Bill Will be Heard on Feb. 5
Restrictive Scheduling Bill Will be Heard on Feb. 5 A restrictive scheduling bill, House Bill 1491, will be heard on Tuesday, Feb. 5. We are opposed to this bill because it limits
Weekly Update: This is It: Hill Climb is Monday
This Is It: Hill Climb Is Monday Are you ready for Hill Climb 2019 on Monday, Jan. 28?! We are – and we look forward to hearing all of your
Weekly Update: #Whyichoosehospitality – Tell Your Story at Hill Climb on Jan. 28
#Whyichoosehospitality – Tell Your Story at Hill Climb on Jan. 28 Are you ready to tell your legislators #whyichoosehospitality? Have you registered for Hill Climb? It’s our association’s largest grassroots
Weekly Update: Big Win for Hotels: Initiative 124 Ruled Unconstitutional
Big Win for Hotels: Initiative 124 Ruled Unconstitutional The Washington State Court of Appeals ruled that Seattle’s Initiative 124 was unconstitutional because it violates the single-subject rule. The city has
Weekly Update: Paid Family and Medical Leave Toolkit Helps You Prepare
Paid Family and Medical Leave Toolkit Helps You Prepare Premium collections for Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave program begin Jan. 1, 2019. Are you prepared? We have a toolkit
Weekly Update: Comments Needed on Overtime Draft Rules
Have You Commented on the Latest Draft of Overtime Rules? With fewer than 10 days before the comment deadline, we need you to get your comments in to the Department
Weekly Update: Hospitality Employment Law Guides Now Available
Hospitality Employment Law Guides Now Available The Washington Hospitality Association is pleased to provide two members-only Employment Law Guides tailored to Washington state and your business: one for restaurants and
Weekly Update: Hospitality Pros Honored at Convention
Restaurant, Hotel Pros Honored at Hospitality Convention The best of hospitality from throughout the state were honored at the Washington Hospitality Convention Sunday at Renton’s Hyatt Regency Lake Washington. The
Weekly Update: Election Results – Ballots Still Being Counted
You Voted: What’s the Result? As of early Thursday, there have been more than two million ballots counted in this year’s Nov. 6th general election and there are still more
Weekly Update: Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6 With less than a week before Election Day, there is still time to turn in your postage-paid ballot. Click here to find out about the
Weekly Update: New 2019 Minimum Wage Announced in Tacoma
Initiative 1634 Keeps Groceries Affordable The Washington Hospitality Association has joined the fight to keep groceries affordable. We’re supportive of ballot measure I-1634 because neighborhood businesses, workers, farms and families deserve protection
Weekly Update: L&I Proposes Salary Threshold of up to $75,000
L&I Proposes Salary Threshold of up to $75,000 The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries has worked with stakeholders to update the “white collar” exemptions under the Minimum Wage
Weekly Update: EAP Draft Rules to be Announced Friday
EAP Draft Rules to be Announced Friday Rulemaking Update: Draft rules on updating the salary threshold for the Executive Administrative and Professional (EAP) exemptions from the state Minimum Wage Act
Weekly Update: The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) Files HEHS Lawsuit Against Seattle
The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) Files HEHS Lawsuit Against Seattle On Tuesday, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) filed a lawsuit against the City of Seattle for Part 3 of the