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BE AWARE OF YOUR OPTIONS BEFORE AGREEING TO SERVICES Last week, the well-known credit reporting agency, Equifax, announced a data breach affecting as many as 143 million people between May and July 2017. Personal information at risk includes names, social security...
Fighting Intellectual Property Infringement via Email One advantage attorneys have, in arguing Intellectual Property Law cases in the United States, is the established precedent allowing us to serve notice to international defendants via email. Often, it’s the only...
On September 14, JDSA will head to the Washington State Supreme Court to defend Wenatchee-based Dovex Fruit Company in a putative class action lawsuit. At the heart of the case is whether piece-rates paid to agricultural workers cover non-picking tasks such as moving...
On Thursday, August 31, 2017, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted summary judgment to business interests and multiple states, permanently invalidating a federal regulation that would have significantly increased the minimum...
Earlier this year, the USCIS released a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. While employers were allowed to use the existing Form I-9 for an interim period, beginning September 18, 2017, employers must: Use the revised Form I-9 with a...
As you reach for your next serving of Washington grown potatoes at the dinner table, rest assured, those potatoes are GMO free. This is good news for consumers who are sensitive about the use of genetically modified organisms or products containing them. A recent...
license holders must disclose agreements to the WSLCB With the passage of Senate Bill 5131, Washington State license holders were put on notice. Effective as of July 23, licensees need to disclose, to the Washington State Liquor and Board (WSLCB), any Licensing...
Washington State Now Allows Producers to Own Multiple Licenses Last week the industry received much anticipated news: producers are now allowed to own up to three licenses, expanding their canopy to amounts initially allowed when the licensing process first began. In...
How Changes in the Laws will impact you The next time you submit a public records request, you may notice something different. On July 23, 2017, two new House Bills went into effect. Below are highlights of the new legislation. House Bill 1595 — Changes include:...
With every new administration comes a new approach to taxation and changes to deductions and credits. The Trump administration has promised tax reform since the early campaign days, and his latest tax reform legislation does just that. However, instead of highlighting...