Lizz Giordano
@lizzgiordano.bsky.social
Investigative reporter and photographer
@CascadePBS covering labor and workplace matters, formerly of
@EverettHerald @SeaTransitBlog
@CascadePBS covering labor and workplace matters, formerly of
@EverettHerald @SeaTransitBlog
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El sistema de compensación para trabajadores de Washington enreda a algunos trabajadores lesionados en el trabajo.
El “gran arreglo” de Labor e Industrias puede forzar a empleados lesionados a navegar múltiples apelaciones o iniciar un litigo costoso para recibir la atención que necesitan.
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June 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Cascade PBS found:
More than a third of L&I decisions are overturned on appeal
Many workers pay 15-30% in legal fees
Employers can access medical records & request second opinions
More than a third of L&I decisions are overturned on appeal
Many workers pay 15-30% in legal fees
Employers can access medical records & request second opinions
June 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Cascade PBS found:
More than a third of L&I decisions are overturned on appeal
Many workers pay 15-30% in legal fees
Employers can access medical records & request second opinions
More than a third of L&I decisions are overturned on appeal
Many workers pay 15-30% in legal fees
Employers can access medical records & request second opinions
Reposted by Lizz Giordano
Jokes aside, when child labor laws are ignored or weakly enforced, real harm is done to children. Youth employment has increased 46% in WA in the last 10 years and injuries and labor violations have also grown. This is the situation HB 1644 aims to correct. #waleg
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‘Beyond failure’: WA teen loses legs at school-based work program
Thousands of students enroll in work-for-credit programs, but a 16-year-old’s case shows life-altering consequences of risky jobs and murky oversight.
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March 11, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Jokes aside, when child labor laws are ignored or weakly enforced, real harm is done to children. Youth employment has increased 46% in WA in the last 10 years and injuries and labor violations have also grown. This is the situation HB 1644 aims to correct. #waleg
www.cascadepbs.org/investigatio...
www.cascadepbs.org/investigatio...