As summer temperatures begin to climb across Washington state, a new set of emergency worker protection heat wave rules issued by the Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) are taking effect to protect workers during excessive heat warnings.
The emergency rules, developed in ...
One of the first whistleblowers to highlight inadequate safety measures in U.S. workplaces during the coronavirus pandemic has sued the Bellingham hospital and staffing firm that fired him in March.
Dr. Ming Lin filed the lawsuit in Whatcom County Superior Court last week, claiming wrongful ter...
Many consider government regulations in the workplace to be pure bureaucratic obstacles, offering dubious protection to employees and consumers, and driving companies to layoffs and bankruptcy through the high cost of compliance. Yet both critics and supporters of regulation have historically te...