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WA agency tightens workplace safety rules for student learners
L&I can now block a company with past labor and safety violations from receiving a special permit that allows minors to perform some dangerous tasks.
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Washington legislature considers strengthening youth labor laws
A state rep and labor unions push for tougher regulations after Cascade PBS reported on a teen who lost both legs in a school work program.
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WA law restricts noncompete agreements. They keep popping up anyway
A Pasco man is being sued by his former company for breaking a noncompete contract, in a case that tests WA’s ability to enforce its own labor laws.
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‘Beyond failure’: WA teen loses legs at school-based work program
Thousands of students enroll in work-for-credit programs, but a 16-year-old’s case shows life-altering consequences of risky jobs and murky oversight.
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Washington Labor & Industries interpreters file wage-theft lawsuit
The suit is part of a set of complaints against the worker-protection agency alleging the contractors are collectively owed more than $380K.