Articles written by Kris Johnson

Kris Johnson, Association of Wash. Business|Oct 10, 2019

Thousands of professional salaried employees in Washington state could be converted into hourly workers if a new proposal from the state Department of Labor & Industries goes into effect. For individual workers, the change may or may not result in a pay cut. In some cases, employees might end up making about the same amount or even more money once overtime pay is added to their base pay. But there’s no guarantee employers could afford to pay overtime, especially small businesses. And the rule change could trigger a number of unintended c...