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- The Washington Supreme Court has relaxed the evidentiary burden for employees seeking to bypass the workers’ compensation tort immunity that typically protects Washington employers.
- Employees may now...more
7/14/2025
/ Asbestos Litigation ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Health and Safety ,
Latent Occupational Diseases ,
OSHA ,
Toxic Exposure ,
WA Supreme Court ,
Washington ,
Workers’ Compensation ,
Workplace Safety
In the case of Ryan LLC v. Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al., Judge Ada Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued an order with “nationwide effect” on August 20,...more
8/26/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
FTC Act ,
Lack of Authority ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Set-Asides ,
Statutory Authority ,
Texas
Washington state businesses that have noncompetition agreements with employees or independent contractors will be subject to new requirements under the latest amendment to the state’s noncompetition law beginning June 6,...more
5/2/2024
/ Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Exceptions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Washington
The new Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), signed into law by President Obama on May 11, 2016, creates a new private civil cause of action in federal court for trade secret misappropriation. Prior to the DTSA, trade secret...more