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Updates in Labor & Employment LawSummer 2015

June 25, 2015 - Bellevue, Washington

Linda Walton, PartnerBen Stafford, Counsel

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Agenda

• Department of Labor Rule Revises “Spouse” Definition for FMLA

• Proposed Department of Labor Rule on FLSA Exemptions

• Seattle Minimum Wage Update

• Supreme Court Decisions • Integrity Staffing Solutions v. Busk• EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.• Young v. United Parcel Service• Mach Mining LLC v. EEOC

• Ninth Circuit Decisions

• Washington Court Decisions

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New Department of Labor Rule:Revises Definition of “Spouse” Under FMLA

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New Department of Labor Rule:Revises Definition of “Spouse” Under FMLA

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Forthcoming Department of Labor Rule:Revised Regulations on Exempt Status

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Seattle Minimum Wage Update

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Supreme Court: Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk

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Supreme Court: Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk

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Supreme Court: EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.

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Supreme Court: EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.

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Supreme Court: Young v. United Parcel Service

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Supreme Court: Young v. United Parcel Service

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Supreme Court: Young v. United Parcel Service

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Supreme Court: Mach Mining LLC v. EEOC

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Supreme Court: Mach Mining LLC v. EEOC

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Ninth Circuit: Plaintiff Must Allege More Than Failure to Pay Under FLSA

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Ninth Circuit: Plaintiff Must Allege More Than Failure to Pay Under FLSA

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Ninth Circuit: Little More Than Employee’s Account Needed to Reach Jury

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Ninth Circuit: Little More Than Employee’s Account Needed to Reach Jury

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Ninth Circuit: Limits to Employees’ Protection

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Ninth Circuit: California Law Offers Broad Noncompete Protections

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Ninth Circuit: California Law Offers Broad Noncompete Protections

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Washington Court of Appeals, Div. 2:“Independent Contractors” Actually “Workers”

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Washington Supreme Court: Fact of Investigation Must Be Disclosed

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Questions?

• Department of Labor Rule Revises “Spouse” Definition for FMLA

• Proposed Department of Labor Rule on FLSA Exemptions

• Seattle Minimum Wage Update

• Supreme Court Decisions • Integrity Staffing Solutions v. Busk• EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.• Young v. United Parcel Service• Mach Mining LLC v. EEOC

• Ninth Circuit Decisions

• Washington Court Decisions