By / By Karen Forner Attorney, Marketing Director, Founder, Employer Solutions Law On February 10, 2022, the Department of Labor and Industries, Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) updated its directive focused on safety […]
By / Karen FornerAttorney, Marketing Director, Founder, Employer Solutions Law The Washington Department of Labor and Industries enforces the Washington Equal Pay and Opportunities Act. The Department’s website outlines key provisions of the Act that […]
By / Karen Forner • employersolutionslaw.com On June 15, 2021, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published a fact sheet about existing LGBTQ+ protections that apply to all Title VII employers.1 Title VII is […]
Effective July 1, 2019, all businesses in Washington State are required to complete training before bidding or performing work on public works projects. The Washington State legislature passed ESSHB 1673, which adds new requirements to […]
Six new laws took effect in June 2018 and may impact employers in Washington State. Check out these updates and review your employment policies to make sure you are in compliance with these new regulations. […]
Recently, the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) released its annual report on workers’ compensation benefits and costs for each state using data from 2015, the most recent year available. Washington’s workers’ compensation benefits were […]
Nationwide, there are more than 1,000 emergency department visits and about 91 deaths per day related to prescription opioid use. Since 1999, prescription opioid sales and overdoses have quadrupled. From 2006–2016, there have been 7,595 […]
Washington State’s Department of Labor & Industries has updated incentives for returning injured workers to the job in modified, light duty positions. The Department administers the state’s Workers’ Compensation system directly through its State Fund […]
In Washington State, general contractor (GC) liability for safety citations has been an ongoing issue. Typically, the Department of Labor & Industries Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) compliance officers show up to inspect […]
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