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WA EMPLOYMENT LAW
AUG 21, 2026 • 3 MIN READ
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Washington State Is the New Hotspot for Employment Class Actions — Here's What Employers Need to Know
If your business has employees in Washington, you should know that the state has quietly become one of the most active battlegrounds in the country for employment class action lawsuits. According to a recent analysis by the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine, employment class action filings in Washington jumped from just 54 in 2023 to 773 in 2025 — a roughly fourteen-fold increase — with another 658 filings already logged in the first half of 2026 alone. That's not a blip. It's a trend, and it's...

WA EMPLOYMENT LAW
DEC 17, 2025 • 3 MIN READ
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2026 Washington State Paid Family Medical Leave Law Updates: Key Changes You Need to Know
Washington State is expanding its WA PFML program in 2026. If you have 25 or more employees, these changes affect who must provide leave benefits and how job protection works alongside federal laws.
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