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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>Why You Need a Contracts Attorney to Draft Arbitration Clauses</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Business contract attorneys draft effective arbitration clauses in business and employment agreements, aligning legal interpretation with client goals.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Understanding Indemnity Agreements in Washington</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 21:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Indemnity agreements can be critical for protecting businesses and individuals from potential legal and financial risks. These agreements are often used to transfer the risk of loss from one party to a contract to the other in case of certain events or situations, such as accidents, negligence, intentional acts, and breach of contract.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>10 Things to Know About Seattle’s New Independent Contractor Protections Ordinance</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2022 03:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Small businesses that use independent contractors need to prepare for Seattle's new Independent Contractor Protections Ordinance.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>If the Other Side Breaches the Contract, Can You Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2021 22:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When is a party legally excused from performing its promises because the other party breached the contract first?]]></description>
		
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		<title>Liability Waivers Need to Be Obvious</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacia Hofmann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2021 00:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In Washington, preinjury contractual releases and waivers of liability are permitted. Whether or not they are actually enforceable depends on several factors, one of which is the conspicuousness of the contract language.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>What Small Businesses Need to Know About Forum Selection Clauses</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacia Hofmann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2021 02:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In their contracts, businesses can preselect certain states, counties, or courts to host a future lawsuit between the parties. Doing so has its pros, and occasional cons.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Termination and Cancellation Provisions in Service Contracts</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacia Hofmann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2021 15:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[To minimize risk and set expectations, businesses can plan for the conclusion of services by using termination and cancellation clauses in contracts. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>What Kind of Dispute Did We Agree to Arbitrate?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2021 19:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you're considering adding an arbitration requirement to a contract, you can choose which types of disputes to leave in court and which types of disputes to ship off to private arbitration.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Conditions Precedent in Contracts</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacia Hofmann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2021 02:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With a condition precedent, if a condition in a contract is not met, then the promise related to the condition does not have to be fulfilled.]]></description>
		
		
		
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