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OT for Ag(ricultural) Workers – Oregon, Washington, and California

Mar 17, 2022

Employment Law in Motion, Legal Updates–California, Legal Updates–Oregon, Legal Updates–Washington, Compensation & Benefits

Agricultural ("ag") workers on the West Coast must now be paid overtime. Oregon The Oregon legislature passed what some called the “most divisive” bill of the short 2022 legislative session, requiring agricultural farmworkers to be paid overtime....

Washington Alert! Unmasking Some New COVID-19 Job Protections for Washington Workers

Mar 15, 2022

By Amy Robinson

Employment Law in Motion, COVID-19, Leaves & Accommodations, Legal Updates–Washington, COVID-19 Resource Center, Employment

With all the focus on the imminent changes to mask mandates and renewed return to work planning efforts underway, one important new obligation in Washington State may have slipped past many employers’ radars. While announcing the anticipated changes...

The Biden Administration's Pro-Union Agenda

Feb 14, 2022

By Trevor R. Caldwell, Jeffrey P. Chicoine,

Employment Law in Motion, Labor

White House Task Force Report On February 7, 2022, the Biden administration published its roadmap for encouraging and supporting union organizing in private and federal employment by executive actions that do not require any Congressional approval....

Employers Can’t Require Employees to Arbitrate or Waive Collective Actions of Sexual Assault or Sexual Harassment Disputes

Mar 03, 2022

By Susan Eberle Stahlfeld

Employment Law in Motion, Discrimination & Harassment, Legal Updates–Federal, Litigation & Arbitration

For many years, employers have relied on the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) and pre-dispute arbitration agreements to require employees to privately arbitrate disputes, rather than pursue them in the judicial system or participate in class actions....

Welcome to Employment Law in Motion, A Legal Blog for Employers

Apr 21, 2022

Employment Law in Motion

Welcome! The Miller Nash Employment Law & Labor Relations team is excited to launch our blog, Employment Law in Motion. This blog is designed to keep employers, human resources professionals, and in-house counsel informed about legal issues impacting...

The Washington Cares Act – Premiums Postponed, Extra Exemptions, and Anticipated Amendments

Feb 01, 2022

By Susan Eberle Stahlfeld

Employment Law in Motion, Compensation & Benefits, Legal Updates–Washington

Premiums Postponed 2022 opened up with Washington employers not knowing whether to begin deducting employee premiums for the new Washington Cares Act or risk having to absorb the premium costs themselves. Originally, employee premium deductions for t...