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Offsides: Supreme Court’s Ruling Against School District Requires a Restart When Thinking About Religion in the Workplace
Jun 30, 2022
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The widely reported Supreme Court case Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, No. 21-418 (S. Ct. June 27, 2022) warrants all the attention it has been getting. The Court’s penalty flag against the local Washington school district fortifies an ongoing...
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Use it or Lose it: SCOTUS Eases Arbitration Waiver Analysis in Most Circuits, States
Many contracts these days, including employment contracts, have provisions requiring that disputes be arbitrated rather than filed in a court. Nevertheless, a party to such an agreement will often file a lawsuit in court, and the other party has to f...
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Accommodating Religious Beliefs in a ‘Post-pandemic’ Workplace
It should be no surprise that the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has had a tremendous impact on today’s employees’ thoughts on life, work, and workplace rules. A recent Harvard Business Review article describes one question that employ...
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Meet Our Expanding Employment Law & Labor Relations Team!
The Miller Nash employment law & labor relations team is pleased to welcome two talented attorneys to our team—Tiffany Davis-Brantley and David Worley.
“Tiffany and David are excellent additions to the firm’s employment law & labor relations team,” s...
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Preparing for Summer: Oregon OSHA and Washington L&I Adopt New Excessive Heat and Wildfire Smoke Rules
Jun 10, 2022
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The Pacific Northwest experienced record high heat temperatures and poor air quality due to wildfires the past few summers. Last year, Oregon OSHA adopted temporary emergency rules following a historic heat wave to protect workers from high heat and...
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Washington Court of Appeals Expands Possibility for Attorney’s Fees Claim Under Wage Statute as Separate Cause of Action
Jun 08, 2022
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In the recently published Reeves v. Mason County, Division III of the Washington Court of Appeals expanded the availability of a standalone suit to recover attorney’s fees accrued when an employee successfully recovered lost wages. If a separate suit...
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