(The Center Square) – A new state regulatory filing on Monday revealed that Starbucks is laying off 252 more workers across its Seattle headquarters. The latest filing with the state Employment Security Department comes after Starbucks announced last week that it was laying off 61 employees in its technology department. The new layoffs focus on Starbucks ’ corporate support staff, but also impact employees in various corporate roles, including vice president, managers and administrative assistants.
(The Center Square) – For the first time since The Center Square obtained exclusive documents revealing how Democratic supporters of Washington’s new income tax worked behind the scenes with the Washington Attorney General’s Office to design legislation that would serve as a legal test case, the chief architect of the bill spoke with TCS. Sen. Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, attended a Monday swearing in ceremony in for Washington’s newest state Supreme Court justice, Theo Angelis, at
(The Center Square) – Facing several lawsuits, the Spokane City Council will consider authorizing another $650,000 for outside defense Monday to fight against six cases, capping the contracts at $1.63 million. From insurance disputes and a wrongful-death claim to free speech and COVID-19 vaccines, the city is embroiled in costly litigation. The Risk Management Fund is typically responsible for these insurance premiums, claims and litigation, and faced a squeeze last year, forcing the city to
Amazon refused to pursue refunds after charging customers extra during President Donald Trump’s later-invalidated tariff policy, a new lawsuit alleges. Hagens Berman, a Seattle-based law firm that often takes Amazon to court, sued the retailer on May 15 in federal court. It says the company could have sought refunds from the federal government after the U.S. Supreme Court found the International Emergency Economic Powers Act doesn’t authorize the president to impose tariffs. Federal officials have
