Wage and salary disclosures

AN ACT Relating to allowing for corrections to wage and salary 1
disclosures; and amending RCW 49.58.110. 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:3
Sec. 1. RCW 49.58.110 and 2022 c 242 s 1 are each amended to 4
read as follows: 5
(1) The employer must disclose in each posting for each job 6
opening the wage scale or salary range, and a general description of 7
all of the benefits and other compensation to be offered to the hired 8
applicant. For the purposes of this section, "posting" means any 9
solicitation intended to recruit job applicants for a specific 10
available position, including recruitment done directly by an 11
employer or indirectly through a third party, and includes any 12
postings done electronically, or with a printed hard copy, that 13
includes qualifications for desired applicants. 14
(2) Upon request of an employee offered an internal transfer to a 15
new position or promotion, the employer must provide the wage scale 16
or salary range for the employee's new position. 17
(3) This section only applies to employers with 15 or more 18
employees. 19
(4)(a) A job applicant or an employee is entitled to the remedies 20
in RCW 49.58.060 and 49.58.070 for violations of this section , 21
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HOUSE BILL 1831
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Springer, Walen, and Parshley
Read first time 02/04/25. Referred to Committee on Labor & Workplace
Standards.
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subject to (b) of this subsection. Recovery of any wages and interest 1
must be calculated from the first date wages were owed to the 2
employee. 3
(b) The department or job applicant must provide written notice 4
to an employer that the employer's posting does not comply with 5
subsection (1) of this section. If the employer corrects their 6
posting within 10 business days of the written notice, no penalties, 7
damages, or other relief may be assessed to the employer.8
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