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Panel divided over penalty increases and permit revocations for youth work programs
Summary
Proposed changes to minor labor law would raise penalties and expand L&I authority to revoke minor work permits after repeated violations; labor groups supported stronger enforcement while construction and apprenticeship groups warned of chilling effects on training programs.
Senate Bill 57 56, a proposed substitute modifying penalties for violations of minor labor laws and limiting variances for hazardous work, drew testimony both for and against stronger enforcement.
Committee staff said the substitute raises penalties for infractions involving minor work permits and recordkeeping, and creates penalty tiers up to $71,000 for violations resulting in serious physical harm or death; penalties may be doubled…
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