If you are covered by a long term disability policy provided by your employer (so-called “group” policies), your policy is most likely subject to a federal law called the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”). In the event that you…
Read MoreThe Seattle City Council has voted to approve mandatory paid sick and safe time for most employees that work in Seattle. All employers with employees that work within the city limits of Seattle need to closely review their personnel policies…
Read MoreOn February 13, 2012, CMS finally issued a set of proposed regulations for compliance with the "60-Day Refund Rule". The proposed rule is published at 77 Fed. Reg. 9179 (February 16, 2012). Buried in the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable…
Read MoreLink to Article Estate Planning Law Update January 2012
Read MoreThe Seattle City Council has voted to approve mandatory paid sick and safe time for most employees that work in Seattle. All employers with employees that work within the city limits of Seattle need to closely review their personnel policies…
Read MoreMontgomery Purdue Blankinship & Austin PLLC is pleased to announce the selection of lawyer Kristi O'Brien as a recipient of the Puget Sound Business Journal “40 Under 40” award for 2011. A leading Seattle business and health care attorney, Kristi…
Read MoreCommercial real estate loans made over the last decade – including retail properties, office space, industrial facilities, hotels and apartments – totaling $1.4 trillion will require refinancing from 2011 through 2014. Nearly half are at present “underwater,” meaning the borrower…
Read MoreEveryone will have his or her own individual and purely business issues when considering leasing new commercial space, how much space is needed, where should it be located, how much rent can be afforded and so on. There also are…
Read MoreThe magazine Washington Law & Politics announced its Super Lawyers for 2011, and MPBA has eight reasons to celebrate. The following MPBA attorneys were named as Super Lawyers for 2011: Bill Goodwin Lynn Hurst Scott Easter Camille Ralston Al Montgomery…
Read MoreThe Washington State Supreme Court issued its unanimous opinion in Overlake Hospital Association v. Swedish Health Services. This ruling settles a long-running debate in the Washington medical community about how the Washington State Department of Health applies its Certificate of…
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