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21 Mar
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Equal pay legislation becomes law, adds penalties for discrimination

Employees who are paid differently, based on gender, from workplace counterparts who do the same work with the same experience now have better protection under state law. House Bill 1506, signed into law today by Gov. Inslee, modifies the Equal ...

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01 Mar
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Senate passes bill advancing effort to achieve equal pay for equal work for all genders

The state Senate took aim at the generations-old practice of pay discrimination by passing legislation today on behalf of employees who are paid differently, based on gender, from workplace counterparts who do the same work with the same experience. “When ...

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01 Mar
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House passes Cleveland bill to maintain nation’s best home health care

Legislation passed today by the House will preserve the state’s ability to provide a nationally recognized level of in-home health care at a lower cost than in 37 other states. Having already passed out of the Senate, Senate Bill 6199 ...

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