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The state’s Department of Labor and Industries has failed to collect millions of dollars from employers that the agency says it owed to more than 1,800 workers across the state. Last year the department collected zero dollars for workers.

Isabella Christian knew something was wrong with her paychecks just months into working catering events at Royal India, a Kirkland restaurant and catering company. She wasnt always paid on time. …

If you see something that may seem like it’s breaking the rules and regulations of L&I, you can file complaints by emailing the department of visiting its website.

The programs aim to help those from underrepresented communities to enter into registered apprenticeships in in-demand industries.

Dear Editor, This is to salute the service the Grant County Journal provided Ephrata residents over the years. As a former reporter for The Herald who covered the county seat, it's still hard to admit how many times Randy Bracht scooped me on stories. I always felt I had to work a lot harder just to keep up. It seemed like every morning we'd say hello as we made the rounds to the jail, courts, and other government offices...

Current and former HoneyHole employees level complaints about a co-owner of a Capitol Hill sandwich shop.

The contractor stiffed its workers of $200,000 on multiple Southwest Washington public construction projects.

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries found that Vancouver-based contractor 360 Sheet Metal violated state prevailing wage laws during construction projects at four schools in