by NWHPBA | Jan 4, 2022 | Latest News
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries’ (L&I) Employment Standards Program is hosting 20 webinars early in 2022 to help employers and workers understand Washington’s wage and hour laws. The webinar topics include protections for isolated...
by NWHPBA | Dec 30, 2021 | Latest News
Over the last two weeks, we have reached out to the Governor’s Office and Employment Security Department to advocate for the important change to the rule. Unfortunately, neither the governor nor the agency has immediate plans to revise the rule. As a result, the...
by NWHPBA | Dec 17, 2021 | Latest News
In case you missed it: Gov. Jay Inslee, together with Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig and House Speaker Laurie Jinkins, released the following statements this morning on delaying the Washington Cares Fund premium assessment: “I have been in ongoing discussions with...
by NWHPBA | Dec 3, 2021 | Latest News
NWHPBA and HPBA manufacturers opened their doors this year to legislators from Idaho and Washington. These tours, originally done to showcase the work our manufacturers have done in creating clean-burning woodstoves to meet new EPA NSPS guidelines, also helped educate...
by NWHPBA | Nov 11, 2021 | Latest News
Article from The Seattle Times by Rachel La CorteWritten November 9, 2021 | Updated November 10, 2021OLYMPIA – Opponents of a mandatory payroll tax to fund Washington state’s new long-term care program filed a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court seeking to stop the...
by NWHPBA | Nov 2, 2021 | Latest News
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) is considering raising the fee to register, renew or be reinstated as a contractor by 5.79%. The amount of the increase is the state Office of Financial Management’s maximum allowable fiscal growth...
