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The new year brings expanded paid sick leave, protections for Seattle app-based workers, more safety regulations and additional rules of the road.
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Most gig workers in Seattle will be permanently entitled to paid sick leave and safe time under a first-in-the-nation law.
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Dozens of states and cities require businesses to offer paid sick leave. But some employers are looking for ways to pre-empt those requirements, including at the federal level.
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A new NPR poll shows about a third of working adults have no sick leave, even as more people are living with chronic health problems that require regular care.
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Washington voters will likely decide in November whether to raise the state minimum wage and require employers to provide paid sick leave. Backers of...
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Tacoma workers will be entitled to a minimum wage of $10.35 starting Feb. 1, up from the state’s current wage floor of $9.47. It’s the first of several…
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A city department has enforced Seattle’s mandatory sick leave ordinance mainly by sending violators a polite letter. Now the city auditor says it’s time…
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This may be the year that Seattle adopts one of the highest minimum wages in the country. But labor advocates and Seattle City Council member Nick Licata…
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University of Washington researchers say Seattle needs to do more to let businesses know about its paid-sick leave ordinance. They found almost half of…
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A group in Tacoma is starting a campaign to get a paid sick leave ordinance passed. The supporters are taking a cue from the city of Seattle, which last…