Labor and Industries

Starting June 4th, the Ag industry be required to have new protections in place to help stave off the spread of COVID-19 among farm workers. Those protections were announced in Governor Jay Inslee’s Proclamation 20-57, released last week. ... Read More ...

Last week, Washington Labor & Industries proposed a draft of emergency rules for temporary agriculture worker housing when it comes to combating the spread of Coronavirus. A variety of farm groups across the state fear this will be a detrimental hit to the state’s agriculture industry, with cherry harvest starting in just a few weeks. ...

Warden-based Washington Potato Company has been fined following several serious safety violations.  State Labor and Industries announced $213,160 in penalties Tuesday.  Washington Potato Company was cited for five repeat-serious, and three repeat-general violations, as well as an additional 15 serious-violations.   ...