The implications of Washington’s new salary disclosure law

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Employers in Washington state will be required to include the minimum and maximum salary they’re willing to pay on job listings beginning next month, when a new law designed to improve pay equity and empower workers takes effect. 
  • Proponents say these laws keep workers from leaving money on the table by shifting the onus of valuing work from candidates to employers. But critics worry the law could hurt Washington’s competitiveness in a tight labor market. Read more

Washington and Oregon joined California in requiring that all new vehicles sold in the states are zero-emitting by 2035. 

  • In Washington, EVs made up 11% of new vehicle sales last month, up from 6% for November 2021. There are still ongoing challenges to the widespread adoption of EVs. Read more

A Seattle husband-and-wife team’s new baby is Bubbe, a high-tech feeding bottle that warms breast milk or formula with the push of a button.

  • Illi Eisner is a hardware vet with experience at Amazon, Microsoft and Apple. Olivia Eisner is a nurse midwife and lactation consultant. Together they launched Group B Labs to solve problems for parents. Read more.

New renderings show the design of a University of Washington building that will be a gateway for the so-called Portage Bay Crossing on the school’s Seattle campus.

  • The 340,000-square-foot, 11-story building will be home to research centers in clean energy, medical science and more. Read more.

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