APRIL 2024 MAGAZINE

Julie Tobiason choreographed a new contemporary ballet piece for the Seattle International Dance Festival. Set to music by Philip Glass and danced by local artists Alice Cao and Joshua Crouch, Tobiason’s piece combines dance technique from both classical ballet and contemporary dance.

Julie Tobiason has been a guest teacher, dancer, choreographer, and dance educator at...

By John R. Wilson

When creating the appropriate setting for a successful mediation, everything from the comfort of the room to developing a rapport with the parties falls within the realm of the mediator’s responsibility. One aspect that can easily be taken for granted is the formation of the appropriate mood and atmosphere in each party’s room, not only at the beginning of the mediation, but throughout the...

Though it was far from front-page news, the Obama administration’s Labor Department action this month on overtime pay may be one of the most significant of his entire presidency. 

Prior to the new rules change, employees earning more than $23,500 a year (a salary close to the poverty level) could be re-classified as managers, allowing their employers to avoid paying them the time-and-a-half overtime premium, or even paying them...