Other LanguagesShinn & Son, con sede en Toppenish, pagará $300 000 y reformará sus prácticas de contratación y capacitación en virtud de un decreto por consentimiento con el estado de Washington, para resolver las acusaciones de que la granja discriminaba a los trabajadores agrícolas locales y a las mujeres, mientras engañaba a solicitantes de empleo.
Toppenish-based Shinn & Son will pay $300,000 and reform its hiring and training practices under a consent decree with Washington state to resolve allegations the farm discriminated against local farmworkers and women while misleading jobseekers.
Attorney General Nick Brown today announced the creation of a Worker Rights Unit to lead the effort to uphold Washington state’s nation-leading worker protections and address wage theft.
El procurador general Nick Brown anunció hoy la creación de una Worker Rights Unit (Unidad de Derechos del Trabajador) para liderar los esfuerzos destinados a defender las protecciones laborales del estado de Washington, líderes en el país, y abordar el robo de salarios.
SEATTLE — Attorney General Nick Brown and 23 other attorneys general today won a court order that blocks the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism.
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced he’s leading a coalition of 16 attorneys general in an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court defending workers’ rights.
Joint statement from AG Ferguson and L&I Director Sacks on Alaska Airlines US Supreme Court decision
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Department of Labor & Industries Director Joel Sacks offer the following statement on the United States Supreme Court decision to decline to hear Alaska Airlines v. L&I:
The Washington Supreme Court agreed today with Attorney General Bob Ferguson that agricultural workers who are paid on a “piece-rate” basis by what they pick are also entitled to hourly compensation for time they spend on other aspects of their jobs.
OLYMPIA — A federal judge today rejected an effort by the Northwest Detention Center’s operator, GEO Group, Inc. (GEO), to dismiss Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s lawsuit against the company for allegedly violating Washington’s minimum wage laws.
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Office will be in Kittitas County Superior Court today defending a voter-approved initiative raising the state’s minimum wage and ensuring paid sick leave for workers.