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		<title>Washington Noncompete Law Changes: What Businesses and Employees Need to Know</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Washington State passed a major update to its noncompete law, RCW Chapter 49.62, in 2026, with changes taking effect on June 30, 2027. These changes significantly impact how businesses should structure employment and independent contractor agreements, and how professionals working under employment contracts should evaluate the restrictions tied to their work. Whether you are ...More]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New Laws for Washington State Small Businesses in 2022</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2022 23:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[These new business-related laws were passed by the Washington State Legislature and went into effect on January 1, 2022.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2021 01:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Some employment roles have value beyond wages. An employment offer that overpromises or is not well-drafted can be just as risky, if not more so, than having no employment offer at all.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Is Your Small Business Overpromising in Written Employment Offers?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2020 00:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fundamentally changing an at-will employee's job duties after employment begins may result in a claim for breach of contract.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Arbitration Agreements: Don&#8217;t Put the Cart Before the Horse</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 04:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An agreement to arbitrate requires that the parties actually agree to arbitration.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Non-Compete Agreements: Expiration Date and Appellate Fate</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacia Hofmann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2020 00:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Time flies, but lawsuits move slowly, so it's entirely possible that parties may be involved in court litigation when the restrictive time frame in a non-compete agreement expires. Why is that important?]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>What Business Owners Should Know About L&#038;I&#8217;s Workers&#8217; Compensation Reimbursement Rights</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacia Hofmann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2020 02:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[All small business owners, even those without employees, should understand Washington's workers' compensation reimbursement rights.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8220;Dogs in the Workplace&#8221; Four Years Later  &#8211; A Cornerpoint Case Pop</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacia Hofmann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2020 02:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An Update on Employer Liability for Dog Bites By Stacia Hofmann Cornerpoint Case Pops are dedicated to summarizing relevant, new cases -- and their lessons -- in bite-size posts. In March 2016, I wrote a blogpost, Work Like a Dog, that covered the legal risks to employers when employees are allowed to bring their dogs to ...More]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Washington Small Business Laws&#124;2019-2020 Changes&#124;Infographic</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacia Hofmann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2019 03:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Are you prepared for the new Washington business and employment laws that recently went into effect - or will in the new year? Here's a downloadable infographic to help navigate through six of the biggest legal changes that deserve a business owner's attention.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Doubling Down on Employment Contracts &#8211; A Cornerpoint Case Pop</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacia Hofmann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2019 01:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Beware of the Risk of Going Bust By Stacia Hofmann Cornerpoint Case Pops are dedicated to summarizing relevant, new cases -- and their business and risk management lessons -- in bite-size posts. By default rule, employment in Washington is "at will," which means that either the employer or the employee may terminate the employment relationship at any ...More]]></description>
		
		
		
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