Lauren Rosenblatt
The Seattle Times
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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Hurt at work? WA lawmakers revive stalled push targeting chronic injuries
Twenty years after an initiative to curb the state's authority to regulate workplace conditions, a Washington senator has restarted the conversation. → Read More
After layoffs, ex-Amazon workers wonder about ‘Earth’s Best Employer’
Some impacted employees say the process lacked leadership, empathy and clarity, and most learned Amazon was considering 18,000 layoffs from news reports. → Read More
Amazon reports net loss of $2.7 billion for 2022
Amazon, which made a net $33.4 billion in 2021, has tallied a big loss for last year. Here's what the company says contributed to that. → Read More
REI lays off 8% of HQ workers to hedge against ‘increasing uncertainty’
REI has laid off 167 people, citing increasing uncertainty and a need to get back to profitability. → Read More
Amazon lays off 2,300 workers in Seattle and Bellevue
Amazon has laid off 2,300 workers in Seattle and Bellevue as part of a wave of layoffs that could affect 18,000 people. → Read More
Amazon to begin locking out some laid-off employees on Wednesday
Amazon began notifying employees they had lost their jobs last week, the first round in a string of layoffs that Amazon expects will affect around 10,000 jobs. → Read More
Amazon begins layoffs; impact on Seattle still unclear
Amazon began layoffs Tuesday, a day after news broke that the company could cut 10,000 jobs this week. → Read More
Amazon starts annual hunt for costs to cut, rounding out rough year
A week after it announced it would freeze hiring, Amazon is starting a cost-cutting review. → Read More
Apple Maps redirected drivers off I-90 onto dirt road for about a month
The problem began when WSDOT started construction to expand the freeway and has led to some drivers getting stuck and in need of a tow. → Read More
Seattle’s Ingraham High School shooting: What we know
A student was shot and killed at Ingraham High School in North Seattle Tuesday. Here's what we know so far. → Read More
Police arrest suspect in Ingraham High School shooting
Police said one person was injured when gunfire rang out at the North Seattle school. Students and families are reunifying after the school was secured. → Read More
Snohomish County power outages prompt school closures, delays
Several schools are closed or delayed Monday as households and schools face continued widespread power outages after a weekend storm. Here's what we know. → Read More
Amazon sues WA’s workplace safety regulator
Amazon accused L&I of stacking the system against employers and violating their due process rights. → Read More
Amazon is becoming a health care company. What does that mean for you?
Amazon's push into health care raises privacy concerns as the retail and tech giant becomes a primary care provider. Could the benefits outweigh privacy risks? → Read More
Inside Amazon’s Kent warehouse after Prime Day
Boxes of goods enter the "U"-shaped warehouse on one end, travel through the nearly 1 million square foot center, and exit as customer orders on the other end. → Read More
Amazon nears 10,000 Bellevue workers as it stretches HQ1 beyond Seattle
Amazon's Bellevue presence is still small compared with the Seattle workforce. But the company is making good on its promise to expand the view of its first headquarters to the broader Puget Sound region. → Read More
Microsoft president says employees ‘will never need to’ unionize
Microsoft said it recognized employees’ right to form a union but believed its own workers “will never need to organize” to talk with executives and leaders. → Read More
Amazon reports net loss of $3.8 billion in first quarter 2022
Between January and March, Amazon saw net sales increase to $116 billion but reported a net loss of $3.8 billion. → Read More
Seattle CEO, big-business antagonist Dan Price accused of assaulting woman
Price, the head of Gravity Payments who rose to prominence by raising employee salaries while slashing his own, is facing misdemeanor assault charges. → Read More
Fine with fines? Amazon isn’t making enough changes to protect warehouse workers, WA state agency says
Amazon has been cited several times for violating workplace safety laws in Washington. It has appealed the citations, but that doesn't mean it can continue operating as usual. For the most part, it still has. → Read More