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Unemployment bill becomes first Washington bill signed into law in 2021

Unemployment bill becomes first Washington bill signed into law in 2021 Gov. Inslee signs Senate Bill 5061, the unemployment bill, into law. (Governor Inslee s office) An unemployment bill has officially been signed into law, marking the first bill to get the governor’s autograph this year. “I’m signing Senate Bill 5061 very happily,” Governor Jay Inslee announced, as he added his John Hancock to the bill. “We just made some good law in the state of Washington.” Touted by legislators as a helping hand to small businesses, the bill passed both the House and the Senate late in January with overwhelming bipartisan support.

Senator Curtis King Bill Could Save Dairy Industry Big Money

Senator Curtis King Bill Could Save Dairy Industry Big Money Two months after the state Supreme Court issued a ruling that could have big economic impacts on the dairy industry, Sen. Curtis King of Yakima has introduced a bill to stop what he says could be a financially devastating problem for the state’s dairy industry and other segments of Washington’s economy. A press release from the senator says for 60-years state law exempted the agriculture industry from paying overtime wages after 40 hours per week. However in a ruling last November the U.S. Supreme Court said the law was unconstitutional. But the court didn t say anything about whether overturning the law also meant dairy farmers and other agricultural producers were responsible for up to three years in back pay.That s a big concern for the dairy industry throughout the Yakima Valley.

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