The Washington State Legislature’s 2024 legislative session adjourned on March 7, 2024, concluding a busy sixty-day period that saw lawmakers introduce almost 1,200 bills—on education, public safety, taxes, housing, the Lunar New... Read more »
The first quarter of 2024 has brought multiple updates to the State of Washington’s and the City of Seattle’s respective paid sick leave laws, addressing concerns for commercial construction workers, app-based gig... Read more »
Shutdown Clock Continues to Tick. Although the U.S. Congress staved off a partial government shutdown last week and made some progress toward finalizing government appropriations for the 2024 fiscal year, the work is... Read more »
House Energy & Commerce Committee Leadership Change for Next Congress With the general election nine months away, 43 members of the House of Representatives have announced they will not seek reelection, including... Read more »
This was just passed along to me from someone at the Washington State Bar Association. If you are interested, act fast. The deadline is tomorrow. I am posting the notice verbatim. In... Read more »
Washington State wildfire smoke rules take effect January 15, 2024. Employers must develop a wildfire smoke response plan, train employees on its use, and monitor jobsites for exposure levels. As many Washington... Read more »
Washington D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson has introduced legislation that would direct the Mayor and police department to move forward with crime-fighting and gun violence reduction strategies that national criminal justice experts... Read more »
On December 14, 2023, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) finalized and adopted new rules focused on protecting workers from wildfire smoke hazards that take effect on January 15,... Read more »
The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business. Congress: Home for the Holidays. The U.S.... Read more »
A surge in fentanyl deaths in the Pacific Northwest, including among children, has prompted leaders in Oregon and Washington to name overdose deaths a top issue and take aggressive steps to confront... Read more »