(1) The department may enforce this section by engaging in coordinated and strategic enforcement efforts with the divisions within the department including, but not limited to, the division of fraud prevention and labor standards, the division of occupational safety and health, and insurance services. The department may access data from various divisions including employer-reported injury data and enforcement actions in warehouses, and the identity of uninsured employers, and employers who are committing workers' compensation fraud, wage theft, or other information relevant to the department's authority.
(2) The department may strategically collaborate with stakeholders to educate workers and employers about their rights and obligations under this part, respectively, in order to increase compliance.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter
49.84 RCW. WSR 24-12-045, § 296-136-170, filed 5/31/24, effective 7/1/24.]