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Over a third of WA’s job safety fines are reduced after appeals
One company negotiated a $1.3M reduction with the state’s safety agency after a worker’s hand was crushed, following multiple other violations.
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The new year brings new WA laws for guns, minimum wage and more
Here are 12 new policies that will come into effect in 2024.
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A WA worker’s death reveals the limits of safety enforcement
A fatal trench collapse in 2016 set precedent for holding employers criminally liable, but officials still struggle to head off repeat violations.
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Amid heavy smoke, wildfire crews work without practical respirators
'There are times where you just don’t breathe, because you can’t.'
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Seattle city employees say low pay, safety contribute to vacancies
11 unions representing almost 6,000 city workers are bargaining for new three-year contracts.