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Governor Will Also Pay $70,000 to Settle Records Suit Under a legal settlement announced today, the two members of the Building Code Council the governor appointed to represent the residential and commercial building industries will resign. Then the governor must...

HB 1837 would allow the Department of Labor and Industries to impose costly, complicated, and unnecessary regulations on all employers by overturning voter-approved Initiative 841. Prior to the passage of Initiative 841, The Department of Labor & Industries...

Masks No Longer Required in Most Places Beginning March 21 Beginning March 21, face masks will no longer be required in most settings, including K-12 schools and childcare facilities. Masks will still be required in health care settings such as hospitals, outpatient...

REGARDING ENERGY CODES TODAY! It’s time to do it again! We need to show OPPOSITION for SHB 1770, the bill that would increase the requirements of our state energy code. This bill not only requires all homes to be net zero ready by 2034, it also focuses on greenhouse...

TELL THEM TO OPPOSE SHB 1770 – WHICH WILL MAKE WASHINGTON STATE’S ENERGY CODE EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE AND DIFFICULT. The Washington State House of Representatives is poised to take a vote on SHB 1770 – strengthening energy codes.  This bill makes significant changes to...

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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...

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...

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...