Paid sick leave and paid family medical leave are two recent, big developments in Washington employment law. On January 1, 2019, premium assessments will begin for the new Paid Family Medical Leave system managed by Employment Security Department.

In Washington State, a person has the right to be free from discrimination in the workplace on the basis of sex or sexual orientation. The rules do not protect individuals who use the facility under false pretenses.

The Bellingham City Council is currently considering amending Bellingham’s landlord-tenant code to offer greater protections to residential tenants. The proposed amendments are in response to Bellingham’s extremely low rental vacancy rate and rising rents.

On January 1, 2018, Washington’s paid sick leave law went into effect. The paid sick leave law requires employers to notify, in written or electronic form, each employee…

Esther Hyun has joined Carmichael Clark, as an associate attorney.  Esther practices in the areas of business, creditor-debtor, and real estate law.

Wages are simply the compensation due to an employee by reason of employment. Basically, all work must be paid for with limited exceptions.

Carmichael Clark, P.S. is happy to announce that Lisa Keeler has recently been elected to The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation.

When people discover problems with a home they bought, they often want to know if they can sue the seller for failing to disclose the problems.

This region has seen increasingly wet winters but increasingly dry summers, making storage of winter rainwater for use during the summer seem wise.

Carmichael Clark, P.S. hosted a summer barbecue on September 6, 2017, to honor Peter Jay Visser and his 50 plus years of practicing law.