Washington's minimum wage of $16.28 (in 2024) is higher than the current federal rate of $7.25.

Under federal law and in most states, employers may pay tipped employees less than the minimum wage, as long as employees earn enough in tips to make up the difference. This is called a "tip credit."

However, Washington is one of the few states that does not allow employers to take a tip credit. Employers must pay all employees at least the state minimum wage, regardless of how much the employee earns in tips.

Really good rant/argument regarding revoking OGL by WotC and Hasbro.

Jorge of Slingshot Channel explains why he won't patent his repeating bow invention due to how patent law works/doesn't work for the small business person.

That email Yahoo sent you is legit. If you had a Yahoo account between 2012 and 2016, you could be eligible for a settlement claim as the result of a data hack.

The NLRB will only grant a union election if the employees are an ABU. This means that the employees have similar demands, hold similar positions, are non-management employees, and work in a close geographical area. 

Right-to-work laws are statutes in 28 U.S. states that prohibit union security agreements. Under these laws, employees in unionized workplaces may not be compelled to join a union, nor compelled to pay for any part of the cost of union representation.