2022 Washington State Poster Update Now Shipping
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January 1, 2022
Washington State
Required Posting Updates
Your Rights as a Worker
Paid Time Off
2022 Washington State All-On-One™ Labor Law Poster
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What’s new?
Updated – Your Rights as a Worker
- Pursuant to 2021 Senate Bill 5172, all agricultural employees in Washington have the right to earn overtime pay beginning January 1, 2022. As a result, the reference to the agricultural exemption from overtime pay was removed from the posting.
- Links to information about Meal and Rest Breaks, and the Washington Family Care Act, have been added to the posting.
- Historical information about the Paid Family and Medical Leave program was removed from the posting.
Updated – Paid Time Off
The following changes to the Paid Family and Medical Leave program take effect January 1, 2022:
- The maximum weekly benefit increases to $1,327.
- The PFML premium increases to 0.6% of each employee’s gross wages.
- The employee’s share of the PFML premium increases to 73%.
Who must post?
- Employers must post “Your Rights as a Worker” in a readily accessible location and within plain view in each work site where an employee or employees are employed. (WAC 296-126-080)
- Employers must post the “Paid Time Off” notice in a common area, such as a break room or other area where such notices are customarily posted. (WAC 192-540-020)
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