L&I is a state agency. They don't make laws. They made this 'rule package' because the governor told them to.
WA state has gone nuts. This quote sums it up:
Walsh said, "...this is not legal and it's not moral. We are absolutely falling into some sort of Stockholm Syndrome that's taken a hold of the legislature here in Olympia. And rather than being that active check against the Governor’s abuses, we're following the Governor's lead. That's not what we're supposed to be doing. We're supposed to be standing up to that and representing you and giving you a voice..."
L&I is a state agency. They don't make laws. They made this 'rule package' because the governor told them to.
WA state has gone nuts. This quote sums it up:
Walsh said, "...this is not legal and it's not moral. We are absolutely falling into some sort of Stockholm Syndrome that's taken a hold of the legislature here in Olympia. And rather than being that active check against the Governor’s abuses, we're following the Governor's lead. That's not what we're supposed to be doing. We're supposed to be standing up to that and representing you and giving you a voice..."