Category: Worker Rights

You were injured at work, saw your doctor, reported the accident, and your claim was accepted. Now what? The Department of Labor and Industries…

How Are Hospitals Complying with the Meal and Rest Break Law? Changes to meal and rest breaks for health care facility employees went into…

REI Union Says Co-op Is Turning ‘Corporate’ with New Board Members The United Food and Commercial Workers Union has asked REI employees to vote…

Ferguson Proposes $4B In Cuts, Furloughs In Face of WA Budget Shortfall Governor Bob Furguson has proposed that state workers take one unpaid furloughed…

The 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 let you know about…

Another Sky Zone Cited for Overworking Teens, This Time in Tukwila Called initially to investigate improper training and protection at a job site, L&I…

An important order has been issued in the Freedom Vans case, interpreting RCW 49.62.070 in a way that significantly protects low-wage employees. Since 2022,…

Struggling REI Cuts Hundreds of Employees, Axes Tour and Events Business REI has laid off over 400 employees as a result of its discontinuing…

Old Standard, New Challenges: The NLRB Restores ‘Clear and Unmistakable Waiver’ Standard The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has reversed its 2019 decision and…