WA employers will soon have to be upfront about salaries in job postings
Starting in January, job postings in Washington will have to include some dollar signs. Gov. Jay Inslee has signed into law legislation requiring employers in the state to include salary and benefits information in job postings, rather than waiting to disclose that figure after making an offer. The legislation, Senate Bill 5761, applies to employers with 15 or more workers. Backers contend it will level the playing field for candidates, particularly women, people of color and others who may not have had experience negotiating for a higher salary and are unaware of just how much the company could afford to offer. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Ted S. Warren)
More movies could soon be filmed in WA as Inslee OKs film incentives passed by legislature
Legislation to incentivize more movie production in Washington state was signed into law last week, increasing tax breaks for those looking to film in the state from $3.5 million to $15 million annually. The Motion Picture Competitiveness Program is run by a non-profit organization called Washington Filmworks whose “mission is to create economic development opportunities by building and enhancing the competitiveness, profile and sustainability of Washington State’s film industry.” Gov. Jay Inslee signed the bill into law March 31. Continue reading at The Olympian. (Jill DiPasquale)
$10B in federal funding for COVID may help with Washington state’s virus relief efforts
The U.S. Senate is expected to move forward soon on a $10 billion funding package to fight COVID-19, with about half of that allocated to developing treatments for the virus. The new funding bill, which could come up for a vote next week, is less than half of the $22.5 billion wanted by the Biden Administration, which has also proposed setting aside money to develop vaccines to target specific variants and expand manufacturing capacity. Many local health care advocates said the big concern is making sure Washington state does not run out of money to pay for COVID-19 treatments and tests because those costs can quickly add up. Continue reading at KOMO News.
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