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November 18, 2016
Initiative 1433’s Applicability to Unionized Workplaces
Author: Danielle Franco-Malone
Washington voters spoke loudly and clearly in favor of increased labor standards, voting to approve I-1433 by a 58-42% margin. The new law raises the minimum wage to $11.00 beginning 2017, $11.50 beginning 2018, $12 beginning 2019, and $13.50 beginning 2020.
eUpdate
September 23, 2016
Just in Time: Public Disclosure Commission Clarifies Rule On Use of Graphic Content From Candidates’ Websites
Author: Dmitri Iglitzin
On September 22, 2016, just in time for the upcoming general election, the PDC issued a formal Interpretation clarifying that in the absence of coordination with a candidate, copying graphic content from a campaign website and using the content in other political advertising does not constitute a “contribution” for purposes of the election campaign contribution limits set forth under the Public Disclosure Act.
eUpdate
July 26, 2016
Getting Your IE Political Advertising Content From the the Candidate’s Own Website Can Still Spell Trouble
Author: Dmitri Iglitzin
Way back in May of 2015, we advised readers of these Workerlaw Campaign Finance eUpdates of an enforcement action brought by the PDC against the Kitsap County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Guild (“the Guild”), arising from the fact that the Guild, which spent a total of $5,753 for a series of newspaper and on-line advertisements in the Kitsap Sun in support of Russell Hauge’s candidacy for Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney, used content taken from Mr. Hauge’s publicly available campaign website, including the heading (which used the same font, colors, and graphic design), a photo of Mr. Hauge, and a quote from Congressman Derek Kilmer in support of Mr. Hauge. The Guild’s political advertising also included some of the law enforcement endorsements used by the Hauge campaign on its website. We counsel caution in doing anything similar for the following reasons...
eUpdate
March 31, 2016
New U.S. DOL Rule: The Public Will Finally Have The Right To Know How Much A Company Is Spending To Thwart Union Organizing
Author: Carson Flora
Anti-union consultants make their living convincing workers not to join together to improve their working conditions. Despite the known advantage of working union (union workers make, on average, at least $4 more an hour than non-union workers and far more in certain industries), with their mix of carrots and sticks, these sophisticated union-busters can effectively turn a hot shop cold with captive audience meetings and anti-union propaganda.
eUpdate
March 22, 2016
NLRB Announces Additional Cost-Saving Measures For 2016
Author: Katelyn Sypher
In a new
Operations-Management Memorandum
issued March 9, the NLRB Office of the General Counsel urged local Regions of the Board to take mind of the agency’s FY16 budget shortfall and engage in further cost-saving measures in the investigation and prosecution of all cases. Unions should be aware of the financial strain the Regions are facing and should anticipate the following effects – great and small – on their cases moving forward...
eUpdate
February 03, 2016
NLRB Changes Captive Audience Rule for Mail Ballot Elections
Author: Danielle Franco-Malone
The NLRB last week issued a decision prohibiting employers from holding captive audience meetings 24 hours
before
mail ballots are scheduled to be mailed (previously such meetings could be held until 24 hours
after
ballots were scheduled to be mailed), giving unions new grounds for filing objections in mail ballot elections.
eUpdate
January 05, 2016
Health Insurance Excise Tax Delayed for Two Years
Author: Danielle Franco-Malone
The budget deal passed by Congress at the end of 2015 included a two year delay to the ACA’s excise tax on high cost health care plans – the so-called “Cadillac” tax – originally slated to take effect in 2018 and now delayed until 2020.
eUpdate
October 09, 2015
KEY PRE-GENERAL ELECTION REPORTING DATES FOR COMMITTEES ARE JUST AROUND THE CORNER!
Author: Laura Ewan
Date -
Tuesday, October 13
Activity -
21-day pre-general C-4 due (for both statewide and
Seattle
filing purposes)
Reporting Period -
September 1 through October 12
Date -
October 13 through November 2
Activity -
Special reports due if committee makes or receives contributions of $1,000 or more in the aggregate from one source
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