Washington Department of Labor and Industries

It’s the largest amount of back pay returned to workers in the state agency’s history.

Washington state’s minimum wage will increase 54 cents to $16.28 an hour next year. The 3.37% increase is a cost-of-living adjustment based on the federal Consumer Price Index.

Amazon has sued Washington state’s labor agency following disputes with regulators over citations and fines imposed on the company for worker safety issues. In the lawsuit, Amazon asked a judge to prohibit orders from the state agency to remedy any types of workplace hazards during its appeal over the citations.

The Washington state Department of Corrections was fined more than $84,000 for reportedly failing to follow safety rules meant to stop the spread of disease at its Aberdeen prison. The state Department of Labor and Industries said Friday it was citing and fining the agency after L&I inspectors responded to complaints related to an April tuberculosis outbreak at Stafford Creek Corrections Center.

The ceremonial ringing of a bell concluded the reading of 119 names during a virtual memorial Wednesday — names of people who left for work one day and…

The state department of Labor and Industries has begun a rule-making process to protect outdoor workers from wildfire smoke. It will make Washington the…

More workers in Washington would be eligible for overtime pay under a proposed rule from the state Department of Labor and Industries. Employees making…

The state of Washington has issued workplace safety fines in a bridge demolition accident that killed a couple and their infant son. The fines announced…

State inspectors have opened an investigation after more than 50 workers at Sea-Tac International Airport filed complaints over working conditions.The…