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Streaming worship services under Washington’s shelter-in-place order.

On March 23, Governor Jay Inslee issued a “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” proclamation. It requires all residents to stay at home except to conduct or participate in essential activities or for employment in essential business services. The proclamation is clear that multi-person gatherings, including spiritual and faith-based activities, are prohibited. But what about churches livestreaming […]

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Mandatory Paid Leave: Paid Sick Leave

Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act  The recently enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act includes the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (Act). Effective as of April 2, 2020,  employers that employ less than 500 employees must provide additional paid sick leave to their employees for certain absences related to COVID-19 (C19 Paid Sick Leave). The Act provides full-time employees 80 hours of C19 Paid Sick Leave. Part-time employees have C19 Paid Sick Leave equal to the number of hours […]

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Mandatory Paid Leave: the E-FMLA

Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act Congress passed and the president signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which included the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (E-FMLA). E-FMLA goes into effect on April 2, 2020 and expands coverage of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to include paid leave to care for […]

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Congratulations to ELM’s Incoming Associate

Having successfully passed the bar exam, Connor Rankin was sworn in yesterday during a ceremony at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center. The ceremony was presided over by Judge Richard F. McDermott. Connor, who graduated in the spring from Seattle University School of Law, will begin practicing at ELM upon receiving his bar license. The event […]

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Building Prosperity, Holistically

When ELM attorneys and their families visit the village of San José, they find the green, volcanic hills of the Matagalpa region to be refreshingly cool compared to the rest of Nicaragua. The San José community, made up of 29 families, is fortunate to call this temperate region home. Sadly, however, the region is noted for more than just its […]

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