| Bold Form I-9 Audit Initiative Announced, Employers Should Take Immediate Action |
| The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a press release yesterday regarding its “bold, new” Form I-9 audit initiative. ICE launched this initiative by issuing Notice of Inspection to 652 businesses nationwide – more Notices than ICE issued throughout all of 2008. The Notices inform employers that ICE will inspect their hiring records to determine whether they are complying with employment eligibility verification requirements. In its press release, ICE states that the “new initiative illustrates ICE’s ... |
| Foster Pepper’s Mike Schechter Elected to King County Bar Foundation Board of Trustees |
| June 22, 2009 – Mike Schechter, an associate in Foster Pepper’s municipal and land use practice groups, has been elected to the King County Bar Foundation’s Board of Trustees. The King County Bar Foundation is dedicated to ensuring access to the legal system and encouraging diversity in the legal profession, committed to a legal system open to and representative of every member of the community. Mike concentrates his legal practice in municipal government and land use. He has a practice in both litigation and ... |
| Foster Pepper’s Jeannie Simpson Elected to Board of Child Care Resources |
| June 19, 2009 – Jeannie Simpson, a senior associate in Foster Pepper’s Real Estate practice group, has been elected to the Board of Directors for Child Care Resources (CCR). Since 1990, Child Care Resources has been promoting school readiness, a stable community and equity for children by building a quality child care system. Jeannie joined the CCR Board after serving on the Luncheon Leadership Committee, and has used CCR services to find quality child care for her daughter. “I am interested in how people learn about ... |
| Foster Pepper’s Jenifer Merkel Elected to Conservation Northwest Board |
| June 18, 2009 - Jenifer Merkel, an associate in Foster Pepper’s Estate Planning practice group, has been elected to the Board of Directors for Conservation Northwest. Conservation Northwest protects and connects old-growth forests and other wild areas from the Washington Coast to the BC Rockies. For the past 20 years, Conservation Northwest has worked to find solutions grounded in science while maintaining a common interest with rural communities. The organization's leadership, Board and staff combine science, policy, ... |
| Tax Increment Financing…Take Three? The Local Revitalization Financing (LRF) ... |
| June 16, 2009 - Two pieces of legislation came out of the 2009 session to expand the availability of tax increment financing (TIF) for use in Washington state. First, a new Local Revitalization Financing (LRF) was created by Laws of 2009, Chapter 270 (Second Substitute Senate Bill 5045). Second, the Local Improvement Financing Tool (LIFT) was amended by Laws of 2009, Chapter 267 (Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5901) to improve viability and ease of administration. As a result, there are currently multiple forms ... |