A California union and a group of farmworkers from around the country—including one from Sunnyside and several others working in the state’s vineyards—are suing to stop new, lower-wage federal guidelines that save money for farmers but cut pay for temporary foreign agriculture workers, hurting local laborers as a result, the suit alleges.
An Oregon-based operator of 10 senior living facilities in Washington state, including one in Richland, will spend millions of dollars on enhancing services, as well as giving $250 to each resident of its communities to settle a consumer protection investigation.
Affectedpositionsrangefromthose working in IT, software, mechanical and nuclear engineering, as well as roles connected to national security, cybersecurity research, chemistry, earth science and administration.
Washington state’s top justice official is throwing more resources into enforcing the state’s worker protections, saying federal efforts have lapsed under the Trump administration.
