On November 10, 2023, voters in Bellingham passed Initiative 2023-02 (“Initiative 2”) with 61.98% of tallied votes. Initiative 2 requires landlords to cover relocation expenses for tenants if they raise rent by eight percent or more in a 12-month period.…
Read MoreBeginning on January 1, 2023, Washington employers with 15 or more employees are required to comply with Washington’s new pay transparency law by including salary and benefit information in all job postings. Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries recently published…
Read MoreEarlier this year, Governor Jay Inslee signed into law Senate Bill 5132. Among various other changes to Washington trust and estate law, the Bill adopts the Uniform Electronic Wills Act (the “Act”), which allows Washingtonians to create valid digital Wills…
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