12.20.2005

Department of Labor and Industries Adopts New Payroll Deduction Regulations That Take Effect on January 1, 2006

On January 1, 2006, the existing Washington state wage deduction regulation (WAC 296-126-025) will be replaced with three new regulations: (1) WAC 296-126-025, which will govern deductions from an employee’s final wages; (2) WAC 296-126-028, which will govern deductions from a current employee’s wages during ongoing employment; and (3) WAC 296-126-030, which will provide a new procedure that employers can use to make deductions from employee wages to correct for prior wage overpayments. View full article (PDF).