Special enrollment period on Health Benefit Exchange is set to end this Friday OLYMPIA (May 4, 2020) — Have you lost your health insurance coverage due to layoff or a cut in hours? If you are uninsured, or about to lose your coverage, here’s what you need to know: ► APPLE HEALTH — You […]
OLYMPIA (April 27, 2020) — Many working families in Washington state are suffering economic hardship due to the necessary restrictions in place to keep the coronavirus from overwhelming our health care system. But the more than 250,000 undocumented immigrants in this state have no access to unemployment insurance, federal CARES Act payments, or other forms […]
You don’t need to file your claim on Sunday. If you can wait, you should. OLYMPIA (April 26, 2020) — Beginning today — Sunday, April 26 — workers eligible for the new COVID-19 pandemic unemployment assistance program are filing claims and up to 1 million are expected to be filed this week alone. Because […]
The following is from the Office of the Governor: OLYMPIA (April 22, 2020) — Gov. Jay Inslee spoke directly to Washingtonians Tuesday evening to lay out his vision for the eventual safe return to public life amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Inslee said it is unlikely many restrictions under the “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order will […]
UPDATE (April 24, 2020) — Gov. Jay Inslee, in consultation with the state’s construction industry, announced a plan today to allow current construction projects to be completed. OLYMPIA (April 16, 2020) — Labor and business leaders from the construction industry have outlined a plan for Gov. Jay Inslee’s consideration that would allow a limited number […]
OLYMPIA (April 14, 2020) — A month ago, Gov. Jay Inslee announced steps to protect workers impacted by the emerging COVID-19 pandemic, including urging leniency from the state Employment Security Department for those impacted by temporary layoffs, isolation and quarantine, and ordering the state Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) to ensure workers’ compensation protections […]
SEIU Healthcare 1199NW, Swedish reached elusive deal after governor’s mediated talks The following is from the Office of the Governor: OLYMPIA (April 9, 2020) — Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday announced that SEIU Healthcare 1199NW and Swedish have agreed on new contracts that cover over 7,700 represented employees of Swedish Medical Center and Swedish […]
With school-from-home through year’s end, ‘I know that WEA members are up to the task’ FEDERAL WAY (April 7, 2020) — The following is a message from Larry Delaney, President of the Washington Education Association, that was posted Monday: After much speculation, today, Gov. Jay Inslee announced that schools will remain closed for the […]
OLYMPIA (April 1, 2020) — Unions representing truckers and other supply chain workers are urging Gov. Jay Inslee to reject industry efforts to relax safety standards amid the coronovirus outbreak, calling it a “sweeping attempt at deregulation” that endangers workers, the public, and the environment. In a March 31 letter to the governor, Teamsters Joint […]
We must maintain strong social distancing, or we waste our progress and put lives at risk, leaders say WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 27, 2020) — U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) on Thursday said a new report forecasting the current trajectory of the COVID-19 outbreak in Washington state and across the country is more evidence that […]
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