Weekly News Update — April 25, 2025
Washington Amends Employee Personnel File Access Laws The Washington Legislature passed an amendment to laws regarding employee personnel files. These changes provide a definition for the...
Read MoreWashington Amends Employee Personnel File Access Laws The Washington Legislature passed an amendment to laws regarding employee personnel files. These changes provide a definition for the...
Read MoreAccidents can happen at any time, especially when you work in an active environment. The law requires that every employer remain insured in case of an accident, regardless of fault. This...
Read MoreYou were injured at work, saw your doctor, reported the accident, and your claim was accepted. Now what? The Department of Labor and Industries is meant to help workers get the care they...
Read MoreHow Are Hospitals Complying with the Meal and Rest Break Law? Changes to meal and rest breaks for health care facility employees went into effect last July, with hopes that stricter...
Read MoreREI Union Says Co-op Is Turning ‘Corporate’ with New Board Members The United Food and Commercial Workers Union has asked REI employees to vote no on current board candidates, whom...
Read MoreWashington's Department of Labor & Industries handles tens of thousands of workplace injury claims every year, and one type of injury accounts for more of them than any other. L&I...
Read MoreThe Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) is proposing fee increases of 6.41% for the agency’s Contractor Registration Program. This is to...
Read MoreAnother Sky Zone Cited for Overworking Teens, This Time in Tukwila Called initially to investigate improper training and protection at a job site, L&I found that another Sky Zone...
Read MoreStruggling REI Cuts Hundreds of Employees, Axes Tour and Events Business REI has laid off over 400 employees as a result of its discontinuing the Experiences department, a financially...
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