Effective July 27, 2025 Washington State has enacted the "Securing Timely Notification and Benefits for Laid-Off Employees Act" (ESSB 5525), creating state-level protections that go beyond federal requirements for businesses conducting mass layoffs or closings. This new law takes effect…
Read MoreLuke Campbell's chapter in the Washington Health Law Manual provides a valuable resource to those looking to understand the application of the corporate practice of medicine.
Read MoreEmployers should review and adjust payroll systems to ensure compliance with the new state and local minimum wage and salary thresholds. Minimum Wage Washington’s Minimum Wage Starting January 1, 2025, the minimum wage in Washington State is increasing to $16.66…
Read MoreWashington’s Paid Sick Leave law requires employers to provide non-exempt employees with paid sick leave for certain legally protected reasons, including (1) the employee’s personal medical care; (2) to care for a family member with a mental or physical illness,…
Read MoreSeattle’s new regulations limiting a landlord’s ability to require certain financial obligations of commercial tenants operating in the City of Seattle have been codified in Chapter 6.104 of the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC). In short, the new regulations establish limits…
Read MoreWashington landlords can breathe a sigh of relief as the sweeping changes to the Residential Landlord Tenant Act (“RLTA”) included in HB 2114 have died in the Washington Senate. HB 2114 passed a vote in the House of Representatives and…
Read MoreOn March 19, 2024, Governor Inslee signed Substitute Senate Bill 5787 into law, which adopts the Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act (the “Act”). As a result, common estate planning documents such as trust agreements, powers of attorney, healthcare directives,…
Read MoreWith property taxes on the rise in Washington state, many property owners are looking for creative ways to plan and utilize their land to reduce their tax burden. Washington’s Open Space Taxation Act, Chapter 84.34 RCW (the “Act”), enacted in…
Read MoreWashington’s Eviction “Just Cause” Requirement The “just cause” requirement in Washington’s Residential Landlord-Tenant Act (the “RLTA”) has created unpredictable results that should lead landlords and property owners (collectively, “Landlords”) to tread carefully in considering their basis to pursue an unlawful…
Read MoreCourt Holds Washington Capital Gains Tax is a Constitutional Excise Tax On March 24, 2023, the Washington Supreme Court (in a 7-2 opinion) held that the controversial capital gains tax enacted by the Washington State Legislature in 2021 (SB 5096;…
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