Employers - Look before you Leap - Keep your Staff Employed even if you are not an essential business. Especially if you are not an essential business!
If you are a worker and your employer owes you unpaid wages you can file a complaint with the Department of Labor and Industry Dear Washington State Employers, Please take a deep breath and assess your options before laying off or terminating workers right now. The CARES Act that just passed will provide "loans" to businesses with employees who retain those employees. The loans may be forgiven for employers who retain staff over a period of time. If you do lay off or fire your staff - pay them what you owe them . That is still the law. Paycheck Protection Program The Paycheck Protection Program, one of the largest sections of the CARES Act, is the most important provision in the new stimulus bill for most small businesses. This new program sets aside $350 billion in government-backed loans from private banks that can, in some cases, be converted to grants, which means that if you meet the requirements you won't need to pay the loan back. H...