On the job injury

Making threats to dissuade workers from filing claims about on the job injuries is prohibited under the law. Taking adverse actions against workers...

Can a physician's group arbitrarily change pay structure for a new physician without consent or a contract?

You should review your specific facts with your attorney to see what your legal options are. In WA, a written contract between an employer and...

Audio recording in a business.

WA laws generally prohibit the audio recording of private conversations unless all participants agree to the recording. See RCW 9.73.030...

We have been together 17 years, have three children but never married. What am I eligible for when we split.

A common law marriage may not be formed by persons living within WA. If a common law marriage is validly formed under the laws of some other state,...

Do you have to seek child support if you separate without a formal custody agreement?

If the two parents agree to work together, in WA, there is not any law that requires the parents to take each other to court. If the parent with...

Shoplifting, 18 years old

The text of RCW 4.24.230 can be found at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=4.24 . The statute allows a store a cause of action against...

In general, after so much time has passed, it would be extremely difficult to get the court to revisit the property division. However, in some...

Can a minor run away at age 16 and not get into trouble?

"Can a minor run away at age 16 and not get into trouble?" If her parents do not care what she does and she causes no trouble to bring her to the...

I would like to purchase a home as my primary residence. However, it is currently leased...must I honor the lease?

A buyer of a rental property is bound by the rental agreement between the seller and the tenant. Before buying, you should review the agreement...

I read in the WA Residential Landlord Tenant Act that a lease over 12 months must be notorized. Is this enforceable?

Because an oral rental agreement can be valid, the failure of the long term written agreement to fully comply with statutory requirements does not...