Tag: Legal compliance
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Your Bonus Clawback Is Now a Noncompete
The most overlooked part of Washington’s new noncompete ban is that it does not only target clauses labeled “noncompete.” It reaches a whole category of compensation provisions that most employers never think of as noncompetes at all—forfeiture clauses, bonus clawbacks, and “stay-or-pay” arrangements. The expanded definition Under the enacted law amending chapter 49.62 RCW, a…
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What Washington’s Montes Decision Means for False-Discount Pricing Claims
The Washington Supreme Court ruled that a false “sale” price alone does not constitute “business or property” injury under the state’s Consumer Protection Act (CPA) if the item is worth what the consumer paid. Key takeaway: The decision likely narrows some Washington false-discount cases, but it is not a green light for careless pricing. Businesses…