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Click on each update below to learn more. Washington Enacts Salary Transparency Requirements The state of Washington has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 5671), which amends its Equal Pay and Opportunities Act to add new salary transparency requirements. Senate Bill 5671 takes effect on January 1, 2023. **Background:** Washington's equal pay law prohibits employers from retaliating against employees that ask about, compare, disclose, or otherwise discuss their, or another employee's, wages; or ask for a reason for their wages or lack of advancement opportunities. A job posting is a solicitation (electronic and print) that includes the qualifications for desired job applicants, with the intent to recruit candidates for a specific, available role. **The Details:** Under the law, employers with 15 or more employees, including those that recruit directly or indirectly through a third party, must provide salary range or wage scale information: - Upon the request of an employee who is offered a promotion or internal transfer to a new role; and - In each job posting, along with a general description of all the benefits and other compensation to be offered to the hired individual. Enforcement: Employers found violating the law may face penalties including actual and statutory damages, civil penalties, costs and attorneys’ fees. The law calculates wages and interest recovery from the first date wages were owed to an employee. **Next Steps:** Washington employers should review their job advertisements, hiring policies and practices, and train supervisors to help ensure compliance with Senate Bill 5671. Washington Requires Employers to Reimburse Insufficient Funds Fees The State of Washington has enacted legislation (House Bill 1794), which requires employers to reimburse employees for certain bank fees. House Bill 1794 takes effect on June 9, 2022. **The Details:** Under the law, an employer must reimburse an employee for a fee charged by the employee’s financial institution when an employer pays an employee’s wages with an instrument returned for nonsufficient funds. **Note:** To receive reimbursement, the employee must present the returned instrument to employers within 30 days of its receipt**.** **Next Steps:** Washington employers should review their pay policies and procedures to ensure compliance with House Bill 1794. | ## **Small Business Webinars: ** **Common HR Mistakes to Avoid ** **![2025 ADP_Icons_Flexibility](https://sbshrs.adpinfo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SBS%20Communications/Icons/2025%20ADP_Icons_Flexibility.png?width=90&height=90&name=2025%20ADP_Icons_Flexibility.png)** Watch our two-part series of 30-minute webinars on demand to learn about common problematic HR practices to avoid. 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