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Navigating Leave Landscape Changes in the Era of COVID-19
For a printable PDF version of this article, please click here. Enacted Date: March 18, 2020 | Effective Date: April 1, 2020* On March 18, 2020, the federal government enacted landmark legislation providing paid sick leave and additional FMLA pro...
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Coronavirus: Workplace Concerns
Feb 18, 2020
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For a printable PDF version of this article, please click here. The World Health Organization has declared the new Coronavirus, recently named COVID 19, a global health emergency. What does this mean for U.S. employers? The federal Occupational Sa...
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Welcome Back! NLRB Issues Three Important Decisions Reinstating Bedrock Principles of Federal Labor Law
Jan 13, 2020
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Just before the holidays, on December 16, 2019, the NLRB reinstated long-standing precedent dating back to the 1960s allowing all private employers to maintain confidentiality of workplace investigations, restrict nonbusiness use of company e-mail, a...
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Watch for gray areas in new state leave law
Jan 10, 2020
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Miller Nash Graham & Dunn attorney Amy Robinson was quoted in a recent article in the Vancouver Business Journal titled “Watch for gray areas in new state leave law.” The article discusses Washington’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave, and...
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Happy Paid Leave Eve: Some Common Questions and Observations About Washington’s New Paid Family and Medical Leave to Help Employers Prepare for Compliance
Dec 30, 2019
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It is the eve of Washington’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) law going into full effect. While many of us think of January 1 as the day we start new diets, commit to new habits, build our vision boards, take our annual polar bear plunge, or...
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Addressing Employee Harassment Complaints
Dec 05, 2019
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We occasionally field urgent calls from worried school leaders confronted with allegations from one of their staff about perceived “harassment” or a “hostile work environment.” These situations present an understandably tense and thorny situation: th...
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