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Ninth Circuit Revives US Chamber’s Challenge to Seattle Ride-Hailing Union Law 

  From the Recorder, Erin Mulvaney reports that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said that the Seattle…

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GIg Economy Workers Deserve Benefits

  From Fortune,  Monica Stonier, a Washington state representative, makes a case for offering benefits to independent workers. …

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Unions Win Next Round In Seattle Gig Worker Organizing Battle 

  From JDSupra, Richard Meneghello reports that the 9th Circuit has delayed the implementation of the Seattle ordinance that…

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Judge tosses U.S. Chamber lawsuit over Seattle’s Uber union law, but dispute isn’t over yet 

  From  Geekwire,  Nat Levy reports that a Washington judge dismissed the U.S. Chamber of Commerce lawsuit challenging Seattle’s…

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Gig Economy Portable Benefits Bill Introduced In Washington State

  From JDSupra, Richard Meneghello discusses a proposal in Washington that would create a system of portable benefits.  Richard…

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Transgender Video Game Industry Employee Converted to Independent Contractor Status Raises Misclassification and Discrimination Claims

  From JDSupra, Richard J. Reibstein discusses a case in Washington in which an employee moved to…

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Washington Federal Court Decertifies Class of Insurance Agents Alleging Entitlement to Overtime

From Baker Hostetler’s Employment Class Action Blog, Gilbert Brosky discusses the recent Washington case in which the…

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Floor Covering Installers were Employees and not Independent Contractors

In B. & R Sales v. Washington Dept. of Labor & Industries, (2015 WL 1035902, 2015), the…

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Dishonest contractors cheat their workers

From the The Bellingham Herald — “Fortunately, Washington is one of the states aggressively chasing the cheaters. Olympian reporter…

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Independent Contractors: What’s the Difference between an Independent Contractor and an Employee?

  From the Law Office of Susan K. Fuller, PLLC — “Many small business owners would like to…

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Wash. Court of Appeals Holds Independent Contractors Are Protected from Retaliation by the Wash. Law Against Discrimination

  From Stoel Rives LLP via JDSupra —  “[T]he Washington Court of Appeals’ recent ruling in Currier v. Northland…