Category: Washington
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…
GIg Economy Workers Deserve Benefits
From Fortune, Monica Stonier, a Washington state representative, makes a case for offering benefits to independent workers. …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Floor Covering Installers were Employees and not Independent Contractors
In B. & R Sales v. Washington Dept. of Labor & Industries, (2015 WL 1035902, 2015), the…
Dishonest contractors cheat their workers
From the The Bellingham Herald — “Fortunately, Washington is one of the states aggressively chasing the cheaters. Olympian reporter…
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…
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…
