Most Washington hospitals will soon be subject to a sweeping 30-page "Safe Staffing Bill" (Bill 5236), aimed at strengthening workplace standards. Starting January 1, 2024, covered hospitals, which is broadly defined to...more
6/23/2023
/ Collective Bargaining ,
Compliance ,
Enforcement ,
Healthcare ,
New Legislation ,
Nurses ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Staffing Agencies ,
State Health Departments ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Washington
On May 30, 2023, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, Jennifer Abruzzo, issued Memorandum GC 23-08, setting forth her view that noncompete provisions in employment contracts and severance agreements...more
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") proposed a sweeping new rule that—if implemented—would ban a large percentage of non-compete agreements in the United States. The rule would apply to new as well as...more
On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order seeking to curtail the use of non-compete agreements and other terms of employment that arguably limit worker mobility—an area of employment law that has...more
Even in the midst of the pandemic, we continue to see significant legal developments in the world of the workplace. To kick off our Fall Webinar Series, we begin with “What Did I Miss? The Year in Review (So Far)” We will...more
10/2/2020
/ Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Government Agencies ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
SCOTUS ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars
Employers in Washington State will soon face greater obstacles entering into and enforcing noncompetition agreements. On May 8, 2019, Governor Jay Inslee signed new legislation, ESHB 1450 (informally referred to as the...more
In one of the first published decisions to interpret Washington’s new anti-SLAPP statute, the Washington Court of Appeals this week affirmed a trial court’s dismissal of a lawsuit that arose from a consumer boycott of Israeli...more
On Nov. 6, 2012, Washington voters approved Initiative 502 (“I-502”), which decriminalizes certain cultivation, sale, possession, and use of marijuana. The new law—which becomes effective Dec. 6, 2012—establishes a complex...more