Category: Employment Law

Seattle’s thriving tech hub has earned it the reputation as a sort of Silicon Valley of the Pacific Northwest in recent years, owing in…

About two years after launching an initiative to eliminate “no-poach” agreements that franchise operators have used to restrict worker wages and mobility in Washington…

One of the first whistleblowers to highlight inadequate safety measures in U.S. workplaces during the coronavirus pandemic has sued the Bellingham hospital and staffing…

The steady stream of state and federal safety guidelines to halt the spread of coronavirus is leading to the renegotiation of the employee-employer relationship.…

It should come as no surprise that harassment and discrimination in the workplace are illegal. But reporting the unwanted treatment, let alone hiring a…

Workers in Washington state are set to benefit from a range of new laws in 2020. From nation-leading minimum wages and overtime benefits to…

Starting in about six months, for the first time in more than 15 years salaried workers in Washington state who earn more than $23,700…

A long delayed update to America’s overtime pay system has finally passed in Washington D.C., and the changes could usher in far more generous…

Washington State’s recent restrictions on non-compete contracts won’t go into effect until Jan. 1, 2020, but employees potentially affected by the changes should start…