SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) Amazon is challenging the State of Washington's Industrial Safety and Health Act after facing allegations of ergonomic hazards at its facility in Kent.
Washington state officials said this week that COVID-19 was responsible for about one quarter of the 106 work-related deaths reported in Washington in 2021.
For the second straight year, COVID-19 was the leading cause of work-related deaths in Washington, according to the state Department of Labor & Industries.