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The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue its decision on the constitutionality of fair share fees in the pending case of Janus v. AFSCME before the Court adjourns its current session at the end of June. We will follow-up with an e-mail alert when...

On April 9, 2018, just one day before National Equal Pay Day, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals determined en banc that employers may not escape liability under the federal Equal Pay Act—which prohibits employers from paying employees differently on...

Effective as of April 6, 2018, the Washington Department of Revenue updated its regulations governing the threshold level of business activity that may be conducted in Washington without triggering Washington's business and occupation tax (“B&O t...

Enhanced access to the arts is hardly a controversial proposal. So it should come as no surprise that a ballot measure purporting to provide just that was passed in the 2012 Portland general election with 62 percent of voters' support (the "Arts Tax"...

The push for affordable housing in Portland is not new. Floods of new residents from out of state have caused gentrification of historic neighborhoods and skyrocketing rents, making it extremely difficult to find close-in affordable housing. The Mult...

Washington employers may have to revise job applications, add protected categories to their policies against discrimination, provide “safety accommodations” to victims of domestic violence, and make other changes to comply with various bills that pas...