Category Archives: In The News

25 Jan
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MyNorthwest: Legislature mulls bill to give unemployment recipients more flexibility

As tech workers are laid off around the region, the legislature is debating a bill that would make it a little easier for people to keep their unemployment. Traditionally, to get unemployment in Washington, you need to show you are ...

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28 Jan
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Seattle Times: New bill in WA Senate targets quotas for warehouse workers

At a Fred Meyer distribution center, Matthew Collins’ job is timed down to fractions of a second. His employer knows exactly how long it should take to fill an order — and will hold him to that ticking clock, said ...

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28 Jan
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Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber: State Senate passes $1.7 billion in unemployment insurance tax relief

All businesses in Washington would see significant relief from unemployment taxes, including reductions in bills due in April, if Senate Bill 5061 is passed by the Legislature by mid-February. The bill, which passed on the Senate floor Jan. 27 with ...

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