Oregon and Washington Wage-and-Hour Compliance: Common Pitfalls and How to Prevent Them

As discussed in our companion article, “California’s Wage-and-Hour Playbook Has Arrived in the Pacific Northwest,” filings against Washington and Oregon employers are increasing, and California-style class-action litigation is becoming the new norm in the region. Here, we shift from the litigation trend to the underlying wage and hour practices driving these claims—and, more importantly, what employers can do to identify and fix them before a claim is filed.... By: Miller Nash LLP