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GOVERNOR’S CLOSURE OF NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES IS TOOTHLESS
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GOVERNOR’S CLOSURE OF NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES IS TOOTHLESS

In response to the pandemic, Governor Inslee ordered that non-essential businesses be closed. That appeared to be decisive action geared toward this major crisis.  However, the Governor has...

May 13, 2020
DFI uses tax payer money to hire guns
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DFI uses tax payer money to hire guns

DFI has sent a handful of loan originators and other licensees to the King County Prosecutor to pursue criminal charges against. There does not appear to be any...

March 5, 2020
Amazon doesn’t reassure me
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Amazon doesn’t reassure me

I recently received this email from Amazon: Hello, We are writing to let you know that your e-mail address and phone number were disclosed by an Amazon employee...

March 5, 2020
Are you restricted by a non-compete covenant?  There are important new changes in the law in Washington that could affect you.
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Are you restricted by a non-compete covenant? There are important new changes in the law in Washington that could affect you.

Because non-competition agreements are designed to limit competition or hiring, they may be contracts of adhesion that are unreasonable.  The Washington “legislature finds that workforce mobility is important...

March 5, 2020
Seattle Litigation Group prevails with large settlement against Seattle Public Schools.
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Seattle Litigation Group prevails with large settlement against Seattle Public Schools.

Seattle Schools to pay $475,000 to former student who says he was hospitalized after being released to the wrong parent: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/seattle-schools-will-pay-475000-to-former-student-who-says-he-was-hospitalized-after-being-released-to-the-wrong-parent/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_inset_1.1

March 5, 2020
The Washington Medical Commission February 2020 Meeting
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The Washington Medical Commission February 2020 Meeting

The Washington Medical Commission held its meeting on February 27-28, 2020 and it will not conduct a meeting in March. Its packet materials identify three primary areas that...

March 3, 2020