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Federal Express (“FedEx”) “single-route” drivers are independent contractors, not employees, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals held this month, reversing a 2014 National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) decision.  The Court of Appeals decision, Fe...

The Washington Supreme Court has ruled that a company’s Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing does not protect the company’s board members from personal liability for payment of unpaid employee wage claims under Washington’s Wage Rebate Act (RCW 49.52.050). Al...

Miller Nash Graham & Dunn partner P.K. Runkles-Pearson was interviewed for a Business Insider article titled "Navigating the Trans-Friendly Workplace." Click here to read the full article.

Judicial opinions regarding the Defend Trade Secrets Act, which has been in effect since May 11, 2016, are beginning to trickle in. One in particular will be of interest to employers—Unum Group v. Loftus, 2016 WL 7115967, decided by the federal distr...

With all the recent focus on the new administration, employers may have overlooked a January 20, 2017, decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals involving background-check procedures for job applicants. But the court's decision in Syed v. M-I,...

Employers in Washington, Seattle, and other municipalities face increases in the applicable minimum wage on January 1, 2017:  $11 in most of Washington and from $13 to $15 in Seattle, depending on whether the employer has 500 employees...