Tag: low-wage workers

Washington Supreme Court Limits Duty of Loyalty Exception to Anti-Moonlighting Law

By Emily A. Bushaw, Heather Shook, Neela Brocato, Attorneys, Perkins Coie Apr 23, 2025 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Apr 23, 2025

The Washington Supreme Court recently limited when an employer can restrict low-wage workers from moonlighting. The court ruled such agreements are presumptively invalid for low-wage workers unless they are reasonable and narrowly tailored. Washington’s Anti-Moonlighting Law Since 2020, Washington has restricted employers from prohibiting their low-wage workers from moonlighting—having an additional job, supplementing their income […]

Handle with care: Even nonunion strikers can present risk

By Tammy Binford Aug 2, 2013 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

Low-wage workers in cities across the country carried signs and voiced demands for higher pay last week, but those strikes and similar work stoppages last May differ from traditional walkouts. Unlike in most strikes, the picketers aren’t part of a union although they are getting encouragement from organized labor, especially from the Service Employees International […]