| Description | Volume_Issue | Year | Month | PDF |
| Today we discuss a new respiratory protection standard handed down by OSHA; Congress’ enactment of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, aka HIPAA; distinctions between hourly and salary-based employees under FLSA; and finally, very important considerations of excessive absenteeism under the FMLA. | 02-01 | 1998 | 1 | v02n01jan1998.pdf |
| We now look at whether employers may require their employees to use compensatory time under FLSA; whether a building officials whose primary duty is management is exempt from FLSA; and issues with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the opinions of the Federal Trade Commission. | 03-11 | 1999 | 11 | v03n11nov1999.pdf |
| This article considers the legality of public employee strikes under the Washington Collective Bargaining Act, RCW 41.56, and other regulations; we also analyze recently updated federal laws pertaining to volunteers and Medicare payments, along with a consideration of the work product doctrine under the Public Records Act. | 08-01 | 2008 | 1 | v08n01jan2008.pdf |
| This month, the Firehouse Lawyer sheds light on changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act, with respect to the "white collar" exemptions; changes to the post-incident investigation procedures of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act; notice to third parties of public records requests, and when that notice should be given and when not; a new electronic records law that affirmatively requires local agencies in Washington to adopt policies on electronic records; a court case involving standing to sue under the Open Public Meetings Act; and finally, we discuss our involvement in an important Washington Supreme Court case. | 14-8E | 2016 | 8 | August2016.pdf |
| Today we consider what your agency should do with grant money it receives during the Covid-19 pandemic; we also discuss the status of Governor Inslee's order on in-person meetings, and an important case involving the public duty doctrine. | 18-04 | 2020 | 4 | April2020FINAL.pdf |
| Today we consider an important case from the Washington Supreme Court involving collective bargaining; we also discuss EMTALA and federal grant rules applicable to publicly bid contracts. We also include a link to our next Municipal Roundtable on Fire Department Finances, taking place January 6! | 20-12 | 2022 | 12 | December2022FINAL.pdf |