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New Report Shows Nonprofit View on Overtime Pay Rule Making

December 17, 2018 | Advocacy

Thank you very much to the 400+ nonprofits from across Washington State that participated in our survey designed to assess the impact of the Washington State Department of Labor & ...

Action Alert: Tell Congress to Repeal New Nonprofit Transit Tax

December 10, 2018 | Advocacy

Repeal of New Nonprofit Transportation Tax Is Possible -- But Members of Congress Need to Hear from Nonprofits Now! Leaders in Washington, DC representing charitable, religious, and ...

ACTION ALERT: Significant change to labor law under review

November 26, 2018 |

Do you have salaried staff making under $70,000 per year? The state is proposing a change that affects how you do business. Washington State’s Department of Labor and Industries released a ...

New Overtime Pay Rules May Be Coming in 2019

November 14, 2018 |

Remember when the Obama administration proposed a rule that people making less than $47,500 per year had to be paid overtime? That rule got held up in court and never implemented, but now ...

Overtime Pay Listening Sessions Coming to Seattle, Yakima, and Vancouver

November 7, 2018 |

Washington State’s Department of Labor and Industries is engaged in rulemaking intended to expand overtime pay to workers in our state. There are two important items for consideration in the ...

October Public Policy Update: Opportunities to Comment on Overtime Pay and Public Charge Criteria

October 16, 2018 |

With the election just weeks away, there is plenty of action on the public policy front for your organization to consider. Read on to learn more. Index (Scroll Down for the Items) November ...

Trump Administration Posts Public Charge Proposal: Comment Before Dec. 10

October 15, 2018 |

The Trump Administration officially posted its proposed “public charge” rule for public comments. If your nonprofit serves immigrants and/or their families, then this policy issue matters to ...

Overtime Pay Draft Rules Released: Comment By October 26th

October 8, 2018 |

Washington State’s Department of Labor and Industries is engaged in rulemaking intended to expand overtime pay to workers in our state. This afternoon, the department issued its pre-draft ...

Overtime Pay Comment Sessions Coming to a City Near You

October 1, 2018 |

As you may know, Washington State’s Department of Labor and Industries is engaged in rulemaking that will likely expand overtime pay to workers in our state. As part of the rulemaking process ...

Is Your Nonprofit Ready for the 2018 Election?

September 24, 2018 |

Election Day is approaching quickly. Is your nonprofit ready? Nonprofit clients are often among the groups least likely to vote, and often feel disconnected from government for many reasons. ...

September Public Policy Update

September 18, 2018 |

Summer is officially over, which means the public policy front is heating up again. Below is a round up of public policy issues and action items for your nonprofit to be aware of: Index (Scroll ...

August Public Policy Update

August 2, 2018 |

The late summer shows no sign of slowing down on the public policy front. The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries released its menu of overtime pay options for comments by ...