Washington State Department of Labor and Industries News

State: Worker Who Got $186,000 in ‘Dog Phobia’ Case Owned Dogs

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A meter reader who was attacked by a dog while on duty and collected years of workers’ compensation is now accused of stealing the money, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries said . Linda Jordan …

Boeing to Limit N95 Masks For Returning Workers, Stoking Concern

Boeing Co. faces a quandary as it reopens its Seattle-area factories: how to keep its employees safe while minimizing the use of protective gear that’s desperately needed for medical workers. The planemaker plans to limit scarce N95 masks for plant …

Trial Set in Washington Workers’ Comp Case

A 38-year-old East Wenatchee, Wash., man faces an April 24 trial on a charge of defrauding the state of workers’ compensation benefits in a case that goes back years. Rodimiro Cardenas Pacheco pleaded not guilty today to a first-degree theft …