Did you know that under Washington law, sales representatives must be paid earned commission and all other money earned or payable under their contracts no later than 30 days after receipt of payment by their employers for products or goods sold by the sales representatives?
Most employers are required to withhold state as well as federal income taxes from their employees' wages. Some cities, towns, and school districts also impose taxes and require withholding. Only Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming have no state income tax.
Washington Voting Rights:
| Employer Right To Schedule Voting Hours |
Pay Deduction For Voting Time Leave |
| Yes | Time Off with Pay Limited to 2 Hours |
Washington requires employers to allow employees sufficient time off to vote.
All employers in Washington must allow employees time off to vote. This summary is restricted to coverage of private employers. Employers must grant employees up to two hours of leave time, unless the employees have two hours of nonwork time to vote. Meals and rest periods cannot be counted as nonwork time for voting purposes.
All employees are covered except for:
Washington Unemployment:
| Taxable Wage Base ($000s) |
New Employer Rate (% Taxable Wages) |
Employee Tax Rate (% Taxable Wages) |
Period Effective |
| 31,400 | 1 - 5.4 | None | Calendar Year 2007 |
Washington State Department of Revenue
PO Box 47476
Olympia, Washington 98504-7476
(800-647-7706)Washington Department of Labor and Industries
P.O. Box 44000
Olympia, Washington 98504
(360) 902-5800Washington Employment Security Department - Unemployment Insurance Division
P.O. Box 9046
212 Maple Park Ave. SE
Olympia, Washington 98507
(888) 836-1900
Call us today at 1-877-954-SURE.