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http://ww2.cfo.com/human-resources-human-capital-careers/2016/10/five-employment-law-traps-cfos-hr-oversight/

Five Employment Law Traps for CFOs with HR Oversight CFO are often tasked with overseeing HR, but hiring and firing employees often comes with employment law implications.

Watch out!

WSP will be watching for left lane campers this week The Washington State Patrol will be looking for left lane campers during a special statewide emphasis patrol Wednesday through Friday.

Well that's some name!

Beezow Doo-doo Zopittybop-bop-bop arrested in Washington The man with the unusual name is accused of assaulting a Thurston County sheriff’s deputy and an Evergreen State College police officer.

http://www.propublica.org/article/lawmakers-call-for-more-oversight-of-workers-comp

U.S. Lawmakers Call for More Oversight of Workers’ Comp In response to a ProPublica and NPR investigation, members of Congress are urging the labor secretary to come up with a plan to protect injured workers and taxpayers.

Lawyers need love too! http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2015/11/06/love-your-lawyer-day-greeted-with-affection-and-objections/

‘Love Your Lawyer Day’ Greeted With Affection and Objections There is no law that says you must celebrate Love Your Lawyer Day on Friday. And no one expects the occasion to become a federal holiday. But the thought of dedicating a whole day to loving litigators is resonating with the legal profession, if not the wider public.

*This is scary enough for Halloween week.

A political party is passing a bill (guess which one) in another state is trying to pass a bill that would require a worker prove the employer is liable for the accident. If the worker proves negligence then they can recover the minuscule WC amount. HORRIBLE. While this is not in Washington State, its a heads up alert.

Here is the story just in time for Halloween:
http://progressive.org/news/2015/10/188374/wi-republicans-fast-tracking-bill-effectively-kills-workers-comp

WI Republicans Fast-tracking Bill that Effectively Kills Workers' Comp | The Progressive