FAQs

A. Display them where they can easily be seen and read by employees and keep them in good condition. Areas where you might consider displaying the posters include the employee break room, employee bulletin board, or the area where time cards are kept. The inside of a closet door or an area where employees have limited access would not be good choices.

A. There is no requirement to display Spanish posters. We encourage you to display both English and Spanish posters if you have Spanish speaking employees, even if they are bilingual.

A. Yes. If you have a business location in Washington state and one or more employees works from that location, the law requires you to display the posters on-site in a place where the employees can see and read them.

A. The key consideration is where the employees report for work. If your employees report to a central office, displaying in the office is fine. If they report to a job shack, display them there. You may want to do both as the posters are free. You are not required to display them in a truck.

There are no Washington State of federal laws that apply in this situation.
If you have over 8 employees, you will need to comply with the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA).
If you have over 50 employees, you will need to comply with the PDA as well as Family Medical Leave Act.

You aren't legally required to give your employees days off for federal or state holidays.

No, there are no laws that require your business to observe state or federal holidays.

No. Overtime must be paid during a holiday week only if the worker actually worked more than 40 hours in the same work week.

You aren't legally required to give your employees days off for federal or state holidays.

No, there are no laws that require your business to observe state or federal holidays.

Overtime  under the FLSA means  hours actually worked over the normal 40 hour threshold within a 7 day work week/period.
Most workers that are paid hourly wages are eligible for overtime payment.

Most workers who are paid an hourly wage and work more than 40 hours in a 7-day work week must be paid overtime. When paying overtime, a business must pay at least one and one-half times the worker’s regular hourly rate.

No. Employees cannot waive their right to overtime pay. Employers are required to pay at least time-and-one-half the regular rate for actual hours worked over 40 per week, even if the employee requests to work overtime hours without overtime pay.

No. Overtime must be paid during a holiday week only if the worker actually worked more than 40 hours in the same work week.