Category: Washington
Washington’s New Law Presents Sweeping Changes to Gig Economy
From JDSupra, Kathryn Fletcher and Emma Healey discuss a new law in Washington that provides certain drivers…
Seattle’s Office of Labor Standards (OLS) Announces Rulemaking for New Independent Contractor Law
From JDSupra, Emily Bushaw and Margo Jasukaitis discuss Seattle’s Office of Labor Standards’ process for developing rules…
City of Seattle’s “Independent Contractor Protections Ordinance” Will Go Into Effect September 2022
From JDSupra, Emma Kazaryan and Helen McFarland discuss the Seattle ordinance that protects independent contractors. Emma and…
Seattle Independent Contractor Protections Ordinance
From JDSupra, Peter Nohle and Sherry Talton discuss Seattle’s new “Independent Contractor Protections Ordinance” which, similar to…
Seattle Office of Labor Standards Reaches a Nearly One Million Dollar Settlement with Postmates for Alleged Violations of Seattle’s Gig Worker Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance Impacting Over 1600 Workers
Seattle’s Office of Labor Standards announced a settlement with Postmates for not paying paid sick and leave…
Seattle City Council set to pass independent contractor regulations, despite stakeholder concerns
From Seattle City Council Insight, Kevin Schofield reports that the Seattle City Council is considering a bill…
Mandatory Arbitration Provision Struck Down by the Washington Supreme Court
From JDSupra, Amanda Hailey and Helen M. McFarland discuss a recent case from Washington in which a…
Worker Misclassification Costs Washington $30M Annually in Lost Unemployment Taxes
From the Seattle Business Magazine, Bill Conroy discusses the results of a recent study on lost unemployment…
Top 10 Noncompete Developments of 2019
From JDSupra, Meaghan Clayton, Raphael Coburn, and Chuck Knapp report on the top ten noncompete developments in…
Could 2020 Be The Year Of The California Copycats? Other States Line Up To Consider Misclassification Statutes
From Mondaq, Richard R. Meneghello discusses the possibility that California’s ABC test will be adopted by other…
Washington State Adopts Legislation Restricting Noncompetition Agreements
From JDSupra, Suzanne Thomas discusses a new statute in Washington that limits non-compete agreements for employees and…
Seattle Ordinance Giving Drivers Right To Collectively Bargain Not Preempted By NLRA
From JDSupra, Howard Bloom, Rachel Muñoz, and Philip Rosen report that a 3 member panel of the 9th Circuit Court…
