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The #MeToo/#TheyKnew era began in October 2017 with multiple revelations about Harvey Weinstein’s sexual harassment and assaults of various actresses. Those revelations were followed by the revelation that his predatory conduct was an “open secret” w...

Although Washington has prohibited all employers from paying men and women differently for the same work since 1943, this year the Washington legislature amended the state Equal Pay Act (EPA)—effective June 7, 2018—to combat what it sees as persisten...

This Thursday—March 1—is the deadline for Washington employers to provide notice to current employees about their new paid sick leave rights under Washington’s paid sick leave law. On January 1, 2018, Washington’s paid sick leave law—adopted by Wash...

Flowers, chocolates, love letters, and . . . costly litigation? As we enter the first Valentine's Day of the #MeToo era, a wise employer is wary of the risks associated with office romances. A new survey of 150 human resources executives publis...

Miller Nash Graham & Dunn attorneys P.K. Runkles Pearson and Jollee Patterson's article "How Forward-Thinking Oregon Companies Can Avoid Implicit Bias" was published by the Portland Business Journal on Tuesday, February 13, 2018. Click...

The recently enacted 2017 Tax Act (known unofficially as the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act") amended the Internal Revenue Code to disallow an income tax deduction "for any settlement or payment related to sexual harassment or sexual abuse if such settlement...