County board eyes salary rule changes

According to County Commissioner Art Swannack, Washington Labor and Industries will soon publish changes to the executive, administrative and professional wage rules.

In the state of Washington, the Minimum Wage Act exempts individuals employed in executive, administrative, or professional and outside salesperson capacities from being paid overtime so long as they fit certain criteria with their salary.

This rule has remained largely unchanged since 1976. There are now more exempted workers than was originally intended.

This is similar to the the Fair Labor Standards Act which requires that in...