Emery | Reddy, PLLC is currently representing a client who was hired by Solgen Power, LLC, as a Solar Installation Inspector. Prior to the client’s start date, they were presented with an At-Will Employment Agreement for execution that contained a non-compete covenant. The Agreement explicitly...
In the spring of 2019, state legislators overhauled Washington’s non-compete law, which up until then gave employers the power to restrict when and where their former employees could work.
The revamped Non-Compete Act, which went into effect on January 1, 2020, outlaws unfair non-compete agree...
Seattle’s thriving tech hub has earned it the reputation as a sort of Silicon Valley of the Pacific Northwest in recent years, owing in large part to the growth of cloud computing. Startups and tech giants alike have flocked to the Seattle area to scoop up talent churning out of the creator and ...
About two years after launching an initiative to eliminate "no-poach" agreements that franchise operators have used to restrict worker wages and mobility in Washington state, Attorney General Bob Ferguson said his office has succeeded in that effort.
In a report released Tuesday, Ferguson said mi...