Washington’s existing rules require employers to have an outdoor heat exposure safety program with training, make sure each worker has ready access to at least one quart of suitable drinking water per hour, and provide an appropriate response to workers who are experiencing heat-related illness symptoms. A new proposal this week to update Washington’s permanent …
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It’s fall in the Northwest, but I’m not talking about umbrellas for fall protection. Fall protection at work saves lives and cuts down on workers compensation claims. Employers are required to protect workers From falling off structures From collapse of weak structures From unprotected edges, opening, and holes Safety devices such as railings and nets …
Nurses and hospital workers are finally set to get fair break and overtime rules. The new law requiring hospitals to schedule meal and rest breaks. Previous law allowed for intermittant breaks, which all to often never happened. The new law will make meal and rest breaks mandatory. The law goes into effect January 1, 2020 …
In Washington State, each year the Department of Labor and Industries calculates the state minimum wage. Washington’s minimum wage for 2017 is $11.00 per hour. $9.47 per hour was the minimum wage in Washington in 2016. Minimum wage in this country is set by federal, state, and local jurisdictions. State and local jurisdictions can set a higher …
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