ACTION ALERT: Click here to tell Congress & the President to Oppose Government-Mandated PLAs. On February 4, President Biden signed E.O. 14063 that will require—with

Long-Term Care program & tax delayed for 18 months – Although AGC supported repeal of the state’s Long-Term Care program, it appreciates that the Legislature

Bills would expand PLAs and prevailing wage on private projects — The Legislature is considering different pieces of legislation that would mandate the use of

Bill could block cannabis drug testing – The Legislature is considering a bill, SB 5517, that prohibits an employer from refusing to hire a prospective

Unemployment Insurance: What’s new in EAMS? Standard Occupational Classification codes (from the State‘s Employment Security Department):You may have noticed a new feature in Employer Account

Paid Leave: Are you ready for 2022? New resources and numbers to use in the new year (from the State‘s Employment Security Department): Starting Jan.

WA Cares Fund: Employer Update (from the State‘s Employment Security Department) The Legislature and Gov. Inslee have announced plans to change and improve the WA

An important status update on Washington’s new long-term care program known as WA Cares Fund. Last week, and as reported in AGC WORKS, Gov. Inslee

Wealth tax, head tax or income tax? The Tax Structure Work Group (TSWG) is a bipartisan group of legislators and other public officials are looking

The Department of Labor & Industries has announced an overall 3.1% average rate increase for 2022, being driven by cost-of-living adjustments for pensions and an