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Upcoming Seminar: "Is Your Employee Handbook Ready for Prime Time?" : Washington Workplace Law

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Upcoming Seminar: "Is Your Employee Handbook Ready for Prime Time? Upcoming Seminar: "Is Your Employee Handbook Ready for Prime Time? Posted by Foster Pepper. On March 27, 2015. At their best, handbooks can effectively communicate employer policies and culture, and provide a strong defense against employee claims. At their worst, handbooks can sow confusion or trigger liability. Join attorneys from Foster Pepper’s Employment and Labor. Avoiding NLRB attacks on employers’ social media policies. This publi...

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Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Employer's Right to Discharge Employee for Marijuana Use : Washington Workplace Law

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Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Employer's Right to Discharge Employee for Marijuana Use. Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Employer's Right to Discharge Employee for Marijuana Use. Posted by Tom Francis. On June 26, 2015. Medical and recreational marijuana is legal in Washington and Colorado; however, the highest courts in both states have ruled that employers can still discharge employees for using it. Most recently, in Coats v. Dish Network, LLC. The Colorado court ruled that, in determining what is lawfu...

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Department of Labor Targets Use of Independent Contractors : Washington Workplace Law

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Department of Labor Targets Use of Independent Contractors. Department of Labor Targets Use of Independent Contractors. Posted by Steve Peltin. On July 31, 2015. Contributing Research by Dori Kojima. On July 15, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released an Administrator’s Interpretation. The “Economic Realities” Test Under the FLSA. Extent the work performed is integral to the company’s business. Degree of control held by the company over the worker. The DOL interprets each factor in a way that f...

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Kmart Sued for Use of Payroll Debit Card System : Washington Workplace Law

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Kmart Sued for Use of Payroll Debit Card System. Kmart Sued for Use of Payroll Debit Card System. Posted by Tom Francis. On July 20, 2015. A class of employees is suing Kmart in a California state court for allegedly engaging in unfair business and employment practices in its use of payroll debit cards. In the California lawsuit, the plaintiffs claim (among other things) that. Kmart earns interest on the payroll funds not withdrawn from the debit card, thereby using employee wages for investment purposes.

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Washington Workplace Law Archives. Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Americans with Disabilities Act. Bainbridge Island Police Guild. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Bona fide occupational qualification. Bring your own device. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Coats v. Dish Network. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Corporate disaster recovery plans. Defend Trade Secrets Act; DTSA; trade secrets. Department of Labor and Industries. Electronic Fund Transfer Act. Fair Labor Standards Act.

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Up In Smoke: Washington Employers Score A Victory In Medical Marijuana Case : Washington Workplace Law

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Up In Smoke: Washington Employers Score A Victory In Medical Marijuana Case. Up In Smoke: Washington Employers Score A Victory In Medical Marijuana Case. Posted by Janelle Milodragovich. On June 14, 2011. The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled that Washington's Medical Use of Marijuana Act. MUMA”) does not prevent an employer from discharging an employee for authorized medical marijuana use. (. Roe v TeleTech Customer Care Management (Colorado) LLC -. Links to Majority decision. The Supreme Court r...

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Peers Select 41 Foster Pepper Attorneys As Best Lawyers In America 2017. August 15, 2016 - Foster Pepper is pleased to announce the inclusion of 41 attorneys in the Best Lawyers in America 2017. Since its first publication in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the d. The US. Commission On Civil Rights Announces Appointment Of Foster Pepper Attorney To The Washington Advisory Committee. Foster Pepper Welcomes New Of Counsel Sarah F. Kuipers. October 17, 2016. September 27, 2016. Evaluat...

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Employee or Independent Contractor? Washington Supreme Court Changes the Rules - Part Two : Washington Workplace Law

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Employee or Independent Contractor? Washington Supreme Court Changes the Rules - Part Two. Employee or Independent Contractor? Washington Supreme Court Changes the Rules - Part Two. Posted by Steve Peltin. On July 25, 2012. In an article posted earlier this week, we wrote about the Washington Supreme Court’s new test. Anfinson v. FedEx Ground Package Sys., Inc. In this post we will detail the factors used by the federal courts cited in the. Decision, as well as the factors applied under other laws. In su...