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Washington

  • Access to paid sick leave continues to grow but remains highly unequal by geography and wage level

    October 7, 2025 By Elise Gould Blog
  • Workplace health and safety standards: State solutions to the U.S. worker rights crisis

    September 29, 2025 By Emma Cohn and Nina Mast Report
  • Unemployment insurance: State solutions to the U.S. worker rights crisis

    September 29, 2025 By Daniel Perez Report
  • Overtime pay: State solutions to the U.S. worker rights crisis

    July 30, 2025 By Dave Kamper and Jennifer Sherer Report
  • Minimum wage: State solutions to the U.S. worker rights crisis

    July 30, 2025 By David Cooper Report
  • Child labor standards: State solutions to the U.S. worker rights crisis

    July 30, 2025 By Nina Mast Report
  • Raising the minimum wage to $25 an hour by 2031 would raise wages for more than a million Washington workers while boosting the state’s economy

    February 11, 2025 By Sebastian Martinez Hickey Testimony
  • Paid sick leave access expands with widespread state action: Low-wage workers without access face economic and health insecurity

    November 2, 2023 By Elise Gould and Hilary Wething Report
  • Tackling the problem of ‘captive audience’ meetings: How states are stepping up to protect workers’ rights and freedoms

    October 24, 2023 By Daniel Perez and Jennifer Sherer Blog
  • Workers’ rights preemption in the U.S.: A map of the campaign to suppress workers’ rights in the states

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