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Sunnyside mushroom farm will pay $3.4 million for violating the civil rights of its workers

Ostrom Mushroom Farm discriminated against female workers, Washington residents by intentionally replacing them with male guest workers from Mexico

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced a Sunnyside mushroom farm will pay $3.4 million to resolve a lawsuit asserting unfair, deceptive and discriminatory actions against female farmworkers and Washington-based workers.

AG Ferguson and Legislature partner to create Organized Retail Crime Unit within Attorney General’s Office

10-person unit will include investigators and prosecutors to combat organized retail crime

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that the Legislature fully funded his request to create a centralized Organized Retail Crime Unit to coordinate, investigate and prosecute multi-jurisdictional retail crime statewide.

Organized Retail Crime involves a group of individuals that steal products in order to resell them for a profit. This does not include petty theft, shoplifting or poverty-driven crimes.  

AG Ferguson, Rep. Slatter bill creating health data privacy protections passes Legislature

Recent poll showed supermajority support for laws that will protect Washingtonians’ most sensitive health data

OLYMPIA — Today the Legislature passed a bill Attorney General Bob Ferguson partnered on with Rep. Vandana Slatter, D-Bellevue, to close the gap on health data privacy protections, provide Washingtonians more control of their health data and protect those who come from out of state to access reproductive and gender-affirming care.

AG Ferguson, Gov. Inslee bill to hold the gun industry responsible passes Legislature

Measure sponsored by Sen. Pedersen ensures firearms industry faces consequences for irresponsible practices

OLYMPIA — A bill to ensure that gun manufacturers and dealers — like other purveyors of dangerous goods — must take reasonable steps to prevent their products from getting into the hands of dangerous individuals passed the Legislature today, and now heads to Gov. Jay Inslee for his signature.