Category: Worker Rights

Seattle city employees who have become accustomed to working from home during the pandemic are threatening to quit in the face of a proposed…

As summer temperatures begin to climb across Washington state, a new set of emergency worker protection heat wave rules issued by the Washington Department…

What Is An L&I COLA? An L&I COLA is a Cost of Living Adjustment. Washington state law requires that benefit amounts be recalculated each…

Victims of the fatal crane collapse that killed four people at a Google job site in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood in 2019 were…

Government workers, health care employees, and educators who forfeited their jobs rather than comply with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate was told not…

The American workforce is amid a record number of resignations, with more than 4.4 million employees jumping ship in September, and more expected to follow.…

If you’ve been injured at work, Washington State law stipulates that you’re entitled to assistance for your injury. That’s why it’s important to do…

Generally speaking, workers’ compensation is available to any employee who is injured or acquires certain types of illnesses at the workplace, or during work-related…

Firing pregnant workers who can’t perform certain job duties like lifting heavy objects is against the law. But that didn’t stop a pair of…