The following is from the Harvard Labor and Worklife Program: OLYMPIA (Jan. 6, 2020) — The number of employers engaging in worker misclassification in Washington state...
OLYMPIA (Dec. 30, 2019) — When the new year — and decade — begins this Wednesday, don’t forget to celebrate the improvements in workplace standards and...
By MIKE YESTRAMSKI President, WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 OLYMPIA (Dec. 18, 2019) — According to a narrow (5-4) Washington Supreme Court ruling, state employees’ birth dates are...
WSLC hails Washington’s updated overtime pay rules, saying they will help ‘restore work-life balances’ for thousands of families. TUMWATER (Dec. 11, 2019) — The Washington...
Online registration is now available for reception, lobby day OLYMPIA — In recent years, pro-worker majorities in the Washington State Legislature have passed landmark laws...
General contractors have expansive duties to ensure worker safety, says Washington Supreme Court By JENNIFER ROBBINS and DMITRI IGLITZIN of Barnard Iglitzin & Lavitt OLYMPIA...
New national analysis finds Washington’s unions are strongest… and growing (Nov. 4, 2019) — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO (WSLC) has long proclaimed Washington...
The Trump administration will announce a plan today that’s ‘way too weak’ to restore 40-hour work week. TUMWATER (Sept. 24, 2019) — The public comment...
TUMWATER (Sept. 19, 2019) — The price of workers’ compensation insurance in Washington state would drop for the third year in a row under a proposal...
OLYMPIA (Sept. 11, 2019) — Led by Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Kent) and Rep. Mike Sells (D-Everett), the chairs of the labor committees in the Washington State...