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Jackie Marks

Employment & Labor Attorney

Vigilant Law Group

In 50 words or less

University of Washington, B.A. in English
University of Oregon, J.D.
Attorney licensed in Oregon and Washington

Experience

Jackie is one of Vigilant Law Group's collective bargaining experts, drawing from over 16 years of experience as a labor and employment attorney in Oregon and as a labor negotiator in Washington. With her unflappable style and cool wit, she is more than comfortable at the bargaining table. Vigilant members relying on her counsel are always impressed with her tenacity, quick-thinking, and ability to connect. Of course, the secret to her success could be from the seven years she spent teaching squirrelly eighth-graders!

Jackie was the starting catcher on Bellarmine Preparatory High School’s first girls’ championship softball team in Tacoma, Washington and has passed the love of baseball onto her son. In her off-time you can find Jackie watching her son pitch at York College in Nebraska.

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Jackie Marks

Employment & Labor Attorney

Vigilant Law Group

Recent Blog Posts by Jackie Marks

Sep 02 2021

COVID-19

Form I-9 remote inspection extended again, until December 31, 2021

The Department of Homeland Security has again extended its temporary relaxation of the standards for physically inspecting a new worker’s employment eligibility documents when completing the Form I-9. This is the eleventh extension of the relaxed standard, which will now expire on December 31, 2021. As we originally reported, Homeland Security…

Aug 19 2021

COVID-19DisabilitySafety and Health

WASHINGTON: Masks required indoors effective August 23, 2021

Governor Jay Inslee announced yesterday that all individuals, whether vaccinated or not, must wear masks when in an indoor public space beginning August 23, 2021, with limited exceptions. The Washington Department of Health responded by posting Order 20-03.4 (Face Coverings – Statewide). Significant work-related exceptions to this general requirement to wear…

Aug 19 2021

COVID-19

IRS again updates FAQs for paid leave tax credits under ARPA

On July 29, 2021, the IRS updated its FAQs that address tax credits available to eligible employers who voluntarily provide paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) between April 1, and September 30, 2021, pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). As we previously reported, ARPA…

Jul 01 2021

COVID-19Safety and Health

WASHINGTON: Governor Inslee announces reopening on June 30

Governor Jay Inslee lifted many of the restrictions that applied to individuals and businesses in Washington during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, effective June 30, 2021. The remaining restrictions are posted on the governor’s webpage for COVID-19 Reopening Guidance for Businesses and Workers. With the exception of the changes discussed below, employers must…

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