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Governor Ferguson signs House Bill 1173 at LiUNA event, aiming to strengthen pay and classification protections for high-hazard workers
Summary
At the training facility ribbon-cutting on May 9, 2025, Governor Bob Ferguson signed House Bill 1173, which supporters say clarifies wage protections and strengthens Department of Labor and Industries enforcement for apprentices in high-hazard facilities.
Governor Bob Ferguson signed House Bill 1173 into law during the May 9, 2025 opening event for the Northwest Laborers Training Facility in Des Moines, saying the legislation will help ensure workers in high-hazard facilities are properly classified and fairly compensated.
Erin Frazier, who introduced the bill signing at the event, described HB 1173 as legislation that addresses wages in "high-hazard facilities" and closes implementation gaps in the existing statute to ensure workers — including…
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