Nearly 200,000 in Washington could lose all jobless benefits next month columbian.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from columbian.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
by Matt Baume • Mar 12, 2021 at 9:39 am
Who doesn t love a cheap burger? Lester Black
This is not, it seems, a great time to be in the hamburger business. First, a local zine called out Dick’s Drive-In for their history of opposing minimum wage hikes. And as if that wasn’t enough hassle, now a labor group is shining a spotlight on reports of health and safety violations at the burger chain. Sponsored
The complaints, all of which were filed in the last week, detail some fairly unpleasant conditions: Employees exposed to COVID were encouraged to come to work before getting test results, some workers claim; there was a heater running in a puddle of water; there was mold in the freezer; the gloves workers wear melted onto skin when exposed to heat, which sent at least one person to the emergency room. It’s pretty bad, these workers allege!
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Bob Ferguson, the attorney general of Washington, has released his 2021 legislative agenda. The requested legislation includes a
bill that would self-impose notice requirements to Washington tribes before initiating a project or program that would implicate tribal rights. The legislation “requires that the Attorney General obtain free, prior, and informed consent before initiating programs or projects, under his or independent authority, that affect tribes, tribal rights, and tribal lands.”
In the
release announcing the proposed regulation, Attorney General Bob Ferguson stated:
“In furtherance of strengthening partnerships between Indian tribes and my office, I am introducing legislation requiring my office to achieve free, prior and informed consent before initiating a project or program that directly and tangibly affects Indian tribes, rights, tribal lands and sacred sites. This will ensure that it is a polic
Washington bill would extend legal betting to cardrooms
5th February 2021
| By Robin Harrison
A Senate bill filed in Washington State would legalise wagering at cardrooms, racetracks, and via online platforms should it pass into law.
Senate Bill 5212, was filed in January by Republican Senator Curtis King and his Democratic counterpart Marko Lilas.
It subject of a hearing in the chamber’s Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs yesterday (4 February).
The bill aims to permit cardrooms and racetracks to offer in-person and online wagering to patrons aged 18 and above. Operators will be required to pay a $100,000 (£73,062/€83,474) licence fee, then a 10% tax on gross revenue.