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Worker safety

‘Beyond failure’ – Washington 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.
Workers Rights

L&I says Boeing stiffed its workers on travel pay

Boeing has paid over $11.5 million to 495 employees to resolve complaints that it failed properly pay and account for required travel time.
Worker safety

Vancouver firm fined in grisly accident is repeat child labor offender

After a 16-year-old lost both legs in a workplace accident, an investigation found Rotschy has committed dozens of child labor law violations. 
Workers Rights

Child labor violations at Vancouver trampoline park

Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) found that 40 teenage workers at Sky Zone worked more hours than legally allowed.
Worker safety

How to not get carpal tunnel

The Washington Department of Labor and Industries ‘Ideas Bank’ has ergonomics hacks for every industry.
Worker safety

Washington updates heat protections for outdoor workers

It’s going to keep getting hotter. And workers need to know how to stay safe in heat.
Worker safety

Rule to protect Washington workers from wildfire smoke moves forward

Washington state’s workplace safety agency has proposed a new rule to protect outdoor workers from wildfire smoke. 
Workers Rights

360 Sheet Metal must pay $118,000 more for wage theft

The contractor stiffed its workers of $200,000 on multiple Southwest Washington public construction projects.
Worker safety

Oregon OSHA issues emergency heat rule 

JUSTICE FOR SEBASTIAN FRANCISCO PEREZ: A vigil at the United Farm Workers office in Hermiston was one of three held around Oregon July 3 to call for heat protections after a St. Paul nursery worker died June 26 of heat exposure.

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