sexual assault

Washington State Sexual Harassment

If you’ve been following our blog, you already know that Washington State had a busy legislative year for employment-related laws.  In addition to the expansion of the state’s Equal Pay law and the added protection of workers who are victims of domestic violence from employment discrimination, the state also enacted strong sexual harassment laws designed Read more

Domestic Violence in the Workplace

Last week, we started a series of blogs on new State of Washington laws going into effect in June that will affect how employers manage an individual’s legal rights and physical protections in the workplace.  In this blog, we will look at Washington’s new Domestic Violence in the Workplace law that prohibits employment discrimination against Read more

Workplace violence

Focus on Workplace Violence Attention to the issue of workplace violence has grown in recent years. What we know today is that no employer is immune from workplace violence and no employer can totally prevent it. However, as employers and workers become more aware of situations and signals that precipitate workplace violence, they are better Read more