L&I goal: Keep workers safe, enforce wage and workplace rights laws, and help injured workers heal.
SKAGIT COUNTY — A Skagit County dairy worker who falsely claimed he was too injured to work has pleaded guilty to illegally taking workers’ compensation payments.
TUMWATER — Washington’s minimum wage will rise 2.8 percent next year, to $17.13 an hour. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) announced the increase today; it takes effect Jan. 1, 2026.
TUMWATER – A change taking effect today greatly expands workplace protections involving equal pay and promotion discrimination to a much broader range of workers in Washington.
TUMWATER – Many injured workers collecting benefits under Washington's workers' compensation system will see an increase of 2 percent in their time-loss and pension payments from the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) this month.
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