Retirement Plans: If an employer includes various types of retirement options as part of
the benefits package, the employer should list the retirement option in the job posting,
such as 401k, employer-funded retirement plans, deferred compensation, and other
defined benefit or defined contribution plans.
Paid Time Off or Vacation: If the employer includes paid time off or paid vacation time
as part of the benefits package, the employer should list the amount of days or hours the
hired applicant would expect to receive, such as 8 hours per month or 12 days per year.
Paid Holidays: If the employer includes paid holidays as part of the benefits package,
the employer should list the number of paid holidays the hired applicant would expect to
receive in the job posting, such as 10 paid holidays per year. The employer does not
have to list each paid holiday.
More Generous Paid Sick Leave: If the employer includes a paid sick leave policy that
is more generous than that provided by Washington State law or any local ordinance
that applies as a part of the benefits package, the employer should list the number of
hours per month or days per year the hired applicant would expect to receive in the job
posting that is greater than Washington State law or any local ordinance, such as 3
hours of paid sick leave for every 40 hours worked or 8 hours of paid sick leave per
month.
EXAMPLE 5.2-1 General Description of All Benefits: “Employees (and their families)
are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to
enroll in our company’s 401k plan, as well as a deferred compensation plan. Employees
will also receive eight hours of vacation leave every month and twelve paid holidays
throughout the calendar year.
5.3 General Description of Other Compensation. “Other Compensation” includes, but
is not limited to, bonuses, commissions, profit-sharing, stock options, or other forms of
compensation that would be offered to the hired applicant in addition to their established
salary range or wage scale.
EXAMPLE 5.3-1 General Description of Other Compensation: “Hired applicant will be
able to purchase company stock, receive annual bonuses, and can participate in profit-
sharing.”
6. Electronic Postings May Link Benefit and Other Compensation Information.
On electronic job postings, employers must include a general description of benefits and other
compensation but may choose to utilize a link or hyperlink to lead the applicant to a more detailed
description.
Similarly, if the benefits and other compensation information is available on the original or
subsequent web pages, then the information needs to only be listed once.
It is the employer’s responsibility to assure continuous compliance with functionality of links, up-
to-date information, and information that applies to the specific job posting, regardless of any use
of third party administrators.