WSR 21-02-033
INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
[Filed December 29, 2020, 8:29 a.m.]
Notice of Interpretive or Policy Statement
Under RCW
34.05.230, enclosed are statements related to one new and two amended policies, issued by the department of labor and industries (L&I) fraud prevention and labor standards division.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Tracy West, rules coordinator, at 360-902-6954.
Title: Administrative Policy ES.A.1 - Minimum Wage Act Applicability.
Date Issued: December 29, 2020.
Description: The updates in this policy provide guidance on changes made to the Minimum Wage Act (MWA) due to Initiative 1433, L&I enforcement authority, and expanded examples and clarification about exemptions from the MWA. L&I has also incorporated changes in these policies in order to make them more accessible by using plain language and to provide additional clarity.
Contact: Joshua Grice, 7273 Linderson Way S.W., Tumwater, WA 98501-4510, 360-902-5310, Joshua.Grice@Lni.wa.gov.
Title: Administrative Policy ES.B.2 - Paid Sick Leave - Normal Hourly Compensation.
Date Issued: December 29, 2020.
Description: This is a new policy created to provide guidance on how to calculate normal hourly compensation under WAC 296-128-600(10) for the purposes of compensating employees for the use of paid sick leave under RCW
49.46.020.
Contact: Joshua Grice, 7273 Linderson Way S.W., Tumwater, WA 98501-4510, 360-902-5310, Joshua.Grice@Lni.wa.gov.
Title: Administrative Policy ES.C.11 - Student Learner Exemption for Worksite Learning and Apprenticeships in Certain Hazardous Work.
Date Issued: December 29, 2020.
Description: The updates in this policy provide updated guidance on how an employer participating in an approved work-based learning program, through the office of the superintendent of public instruction's career technical education program or an approved registered apprenticeship, may seek approval from L&I to allow a paid student-learner to perform certain hazardous work on a limited basis. L&I has also incorporated changes in this policy in order to make it more accessible by using plain language and to provide additional clarity.
Contact: Joshua Grice, 7273 Linderson Way S.W., Tumwater, WA 98501-4510, 360-902-5310, Joshua.Grice@Lni.wa.gov.