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This waiver may be given to and signed by your Washington employees to waive their meal period. Make sure to save a copy of the signed waiver in your own records. Submit the contact form below to download the waiver.

Aaron Rocke, Washington Wage and Hour Defense Lawyer, discusses how the 2026 expanded L&I authority and the surge in WA wage and hour class actions may go hand in hand come summer. The Washington State Legislature’s...

The Washington noncompete ban goes effective June 30, 2027. We have officially joined a growing number of states that have outlawed employment-based noncompete agreements outright. In March 2026, Governor Bob Ferguson signed...

The State of Washington goes beyond national standards for many employment laws, including protected leave. As this is a high-risk pitfall for employers, our team of employment attorneys put together a set of free resources,...

Washington’s Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) is a state-administered benefit to employees that is paid for by employees and employers. In 2026, there were major changes to the PFML. Rocke Law Group recently...