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The stateâs recent $2 million fine of Gebbers Farms has wider importance than just what happens to the large Okanogan County ag company.
Regulators are making a big statement on COVID-19 farmworker safety both with the size of the fine â one of the largest worker safety fines in state history â and with the announcement being made by a member of Gov. Jay Insleeâs cabinet.
The state and Gebbers Farms, however, are telling two different stories.
Russ Hemphill
Managing Editor
Gebbers âhad no intention of following the rules as written regarding temporary agricultural worker housing and transportation,â says state Department of Labor and Industries Director Joel Sacks in a prepared statement announcing the fines.
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