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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 ...

Valerie Shmigol attended IAPP’s Global Privacy Summit (“IAPP GPS25”) in Washington D.C. 

You can easily form your own LLC with Washington State, without the need to pay a third-party service.

On schedule, Washington State's AI Task Force ("Task Force") published its Inaugural Report ("Report"). Spanning 49 pages, the Report largely reiterates familiar information, offers one policy recommendation, and leaves us with many lingering questions. Let's dive in. 

Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) Update as of December 26, 2024.

In an article for Washington State Bar News, University of Washington School of Law Professor Jeffrey M. Feldman recently met with Judge Morgan Christen of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Transferring a rental property into an LLC can be a smart asset protection and estate planning move, but it is not without its challenges. In this blog post, we will explore the pros and cons of transferring a rental property into an LLC to help you decide whether an LLC would be right for your rental business. 

Washington has recently passed a law simplifying the lease execution process for landlords and tenants of commercial property.

On May 8-10, 2024, members of Summit Law Group’s Labor and Employment team attended and presented at another successful Labor Relations Institute (“LRI”) in Yakima, WA, organized by the Association of Washington Cities (“AWC”).

The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) took effect on January 1, 2024.