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Publications
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01.15.2020Ninth Circuit Issues Favorable Class Action Ruling for DefendantsUpdatesThe parties to class action litigation frequently contest whether plaintiffs are entitled to pre-certification discovery aimed at identifying additional or replacement class representatives.
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2011 - PresentWest Employment Law LetterLawyer PublicationsCo-editor of a monthly print and online publication focusing on developments in Washington and Ninth Circuit employment law.
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02.09.2017Trump's Rollback of Regulations Creates Tricky Landscape for Area EmployersArticles
Puget Sound Business Journal
"Trump's Rollback of Regulations Creates Tricky Landscape for Area Employers," by Chelsea Petersen and Linda Walton, was published in the Puget Sound Business Journal highlighting the importance for employers in Washington state and across the country to stay abreast of local, state and federal workforce regulations in the months and years ahead. -
10.28.2016DOJ and FTC Issue Guidance and Announce Policy Shift Regarding Antitrust Challenges to Hiring and Compensation DecisionsUpdatesThe U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission jointly issued their Antitrust Guidance for Human Resources Professionals on October 20, 2016.
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05.18.2016New DOL Overtime Rules: Compliance and Litigation Prevention TipsUpdatesOn May 18, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the publication of a new final rule that substantially revises existing overtime regulations to narrow the scope of overtime “exemptions,” requiring the reclassification of a large number of employees.
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2016HR Guide to Employment Law: A Practical Compliance Reference 2016 EditionLawyer Publications
Co-Contributor to "Discipline and Documentation"
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11.10.2014Additional Leave May Be Required Under ADA Even if Maximum Leave Is ExhaustedUpdates
In Casteel v. Charter Communications, Inc., No. C13-5520 RJB (W.D. Wash. Oct. 23, 2014), a federal judge in Western Washington denied an employer’s motion for summary judgment on a failure-to-accommodate claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act despite the undisputed fact that the employee has been unable to work since July 2009.
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05.21.2014Speak Up Now: Seattle $15 Minimum Wage Proposal Comment Period Begins May 22UpdatesThe Seattle employment community is abuzz about the prospect of a $15 minimum wage for all Seattle employees, which would make it the highest minimum wage in the nation.
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03.21.2013U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Attempt to Manipulate Federal Jurisdictional Threshold Under Class Action Fairness ActUpdatesThe U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles, 568 U.S. __, No. 11-1450, 2013 WL 1104735 (Mar. 19, 2013), that plaintiffs attempting to bring a class action lawsuit cannot escape federal jurisdiction by agreeing to seek less than $5 million in damages.
Presentations
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06.15.20222022 Annual Labor & Employment Law Workshop (Virtual)WebinarsA half-day, virtual employment law workshop, which covered a variety of topics, including an update on seminal federal and state employment law developments including in the areas of wage-and-hour law and the gig economy, family and medical leave and accommodations, arbitration and confidentiality in employment agreements, and other trends employers should watch in 2022.
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06.04.2019Washington’s Equal Pay Opportunity ActSpeaking Engagements
2019 Labor & Employment Law Workshop
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10.12.2017Lessons Learned From A Rest Break Class Action: How You Can Avoid Being the Next TargetSpeaking EngagementsAGC Construction HR & Training Professionals Conference / Phoenix, AZ
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12.10.2015, 12.11.20152015 Holiday Labor & Employment Law Breakfast SeminarsSeminarsUpdate on latest employment law developments including, new EEOC guidance, FLSA new regulations and key decisions related to wage and hour law.
Wage & Hour Developments
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Department of Labor Rescinds Joint Employer Test Under the FLSA
On July 29, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rescinded a final rule issued under the Trump administration that had narrowed the definition of a vertical joint employment relationship under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). There will be a greater likelihood that joint employment relationships will be found after the rescission takes effect...
