Washington Looks to Join the NLRB Trigger Bill Trend

On February 20, 2026, the Washington State Senate advanced House Bill 2471 (“HB 2471”), a proposed law that would authorize the state to regulate certain private-sector labor disputes if the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) ceases to preempt state regulation or if the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) stops asserting jurisdiction over private sector employment currently subject to federal labor law...... By: Proskauer - Labor Relations Update