Washington has been grappling with a housing shortage for years, as home prices and rents continue to outpace income growth. To help address the crisis, Washington passed House Bill 1110, often referred to as the “middle housing” bill, in 2023.
On June 9, 2025, Governor Tina Kotek signed SB 426 into law, marking a significant change to wage liability for Oregon's construction industry. Aimed to combat wage theft, Oregon's new legislation introduces strict joint and several liability, making property owners and direct contractors legally responsible for unpaid wages owed to "unrepresented employees" (workers not covered by a collective bargaining agreement) of a direct contractor or subcontractor, regardless of their tier in the contracting chain. As a result, an unrepresented employee can seek payment from the ...
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