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Employment Law Essentials: Compensation, Leave, and Benefits

Wednesday, January 27, 2027
9 AM - 12 PM
Cost: $100
Credits: CLE (pending approval)
 

REGISTER

Registration closes on Tuesday, January 26 at 5 PM. All registrants will also receive a link to view the webinar recording.

Webinar Overview

It’s essential for HR staff, managers, and attorneys to understand how to address personnel matters in a way that supports employees and ensures compliance with legal requirements. This training will cover the important legal considerations regarding employee wages, hours, leave, and benefits, along with recent federal and state changes affecting public employers in Washington.

Educational Objectives

The following topics will be covered:

  • Compensation, Wages, and Hours
    • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) including overtime requirements and exempt vs. non-exempt status
    • Washington Minimum Wage Act (MWA) including when Washington law differs from FLSA
    • Initial pay, salary increases, cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs), and additional compensation
    • One Big Beautiful Bill Act “No Tax on Overtime” provisions
  • Leave and Benefits
    • Sick, family, medical, military, and vacation leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML)
    • Health insurance requirements, including the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
    • Other employee benefit considerations
  • Recent Changes to Federal and State Personnel Law

Who Should Attend?

This training is designed for any government agency staff in Washington state, particularly human resources managers and staff, attorneys, or other leadership staff involved in personnel matters.

Credits

This training is eligible for:

Presenters

  • Harry Boesche, Legal Consultant, MRSC. Harry joined MRSC as a legal consultant in April 2024. A municipal attorney with over 20 years of experience, he has served as a prosecutor and legal advisor to various Puget Sound local governments including Auburn, Tumwater, Roy, and Ruston. In addition to his legal practice, he has been a paralegal instructor at Tacoma Community College for over 20 years, teaching courses in labor and employment law, legal writing and civil procedure.
  • Julie Nicoll, Legal Consultant, MRSC. Julie is a legal consultant at MRSC. Prior to joining MRSC in April 2025, she was an Assistant Attorney General representing Western Washington University and Bellingham Technical College, where she advised on various personnel matters. Julie also previously served as a civil deputy prosecuting attorney for Skagit County.

Payment Policy: Payment is completed online by card. If you need to be billed to pay offline, there will be a $5.00 administrative fee added to the total cost of registration. To request an invoice, please contact Jacob Rice (jrice@mrsc.org).

Refund Policy: Refunds will be provided minus a 5% administrative fee until the registration deadline at 5 PM on Tuesday, January 26. No refunds for cancelations or no-shows after the registration deadline. To request a refund, please contact Jacob Rice (jrice@mrsc.org).

If you are registered for the webinar and are unable to attend, you will still be able to view the recorded webinar afterwards. However, if you cancel your registration, you will not receive a link to the recording.