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Kittitas County Community Events Calendar
May 2021
L&I workers’ rights webinar – EAP Overtime
The Employment Standards program is offering a series of webinars to help businesses and workers better understand how state law and Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) rules apply to them. The series of Wednesday webinars, beginning this month, includes sessions on worker’s rights for businesses and employees, and another on the new overtime rules that took effect in 2020. Among the topics that will be covered are wage and hour laws, leave requirements and child labor laws. Led…
Find out more »Treehouse live 2021 legislative session debrief – policies that support youth experiencing foster care
The Washington State Legislature notably adopted key policies during the 2021 legislative session to better support youth experiencing foster care, including an increase in critical educational investments through Treehouse to support high school students statewide. To learn more about the policies and investments made in the 2021 Washington state legislative sessions, we encourage you to join us for our live 2021 legislative session debrief on: Wednesday, May 19 at 1 p.m. PST at: facebook.com/treehouseforkids
Find out more »Local industries invited to virtual discussion with their legislators
ELLENSBURG - The Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce and its Government Affairs Committee are introducing a new virtual event series called Industry Nights. Industry Nights will allow specific industries in Kittitas County to speak with their Legislators, Senator Judy Warnick, Representative Tom Dent and Representative Alex Ybarra in a round-table form of discussion. Those attending Industry Nights will be able to speak to the Legislators about their particular industry, what their plans are for 2021, how COVID-19 has affected their…
Find out more »Washington Public Works Board infrastructure training webinars
The Washington State Public Works Board will host four free infrastructure training webinars in May and June. The target audience is public works directors, managers, operators and elected officials. Water and wastewater operator Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are pending. Mitigating, Managing, and Moving Past Emergency Situations: May 27, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. No matter how well managed, all systems encounter emergency situations. By sharing experiences and lessons learned, emergency management plans can be improved and jurisdictions can be more prepared…
Find out more »June 2021
Washington Public Works Board infrastructure training webinars
The Washington State Public Works Board will host four free infrastructure training webinars in May and June. The target audience is public works directors, managers, operators and elected officials. Water and wastewater operator Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are pending. Mitigating, Managing, and Moving Past Emergency Situations: May 27, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. No matter how well managed, all systems encounter emergency situations. By sharing experiences and lessons learned, emergency management plans can be improved and jurisdictions can be more prepared…
Find out more »L&I workers’ rights webinar – Employer Guide to Workers’ Rights
The Employment Standards program is offering a series of webinars to help businesses and workers better understand how state law and Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) rules apply to them. The series of Wednesday webinars, beginning this month, includes sessions on worker’s rights for businesses and employees, and another on the new overtime rules that took effect in 2020. Among the topics that will be covered are wage and hour laws, leave requirements and child labor laws. Led…
Find out more »Washington Public Works Board infrastructure training webinars
The Washington State Public Works Board will host four free infrastructure training webinars in May and June. The target audience is public works directors, managers, operators and elected officials. Water and wastewater operator Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are pending. Mitigating, Managing, and Moving Past Emergency Situations: May 27, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. No matter how well managed, all systems encounter emergency situations. By sharing experiences and lessons learned, emergency management plans can be improved and jurisdictions can be more prepared…
Find out more »Washington Public Works Board infrastructure training webinars
The Washington State Public Works Board will host four free infrastructure training webinars in May and June. The target audience is public works directors, managers, operators and elected officials. Water and wastewater operator Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are pending. Mitigating, Managing, and Moving Past Emergency Situations: May 27, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. No matter how well managed, all systems encounter emergency situations. By sharing experiences and lessons learned, emergency management plans can be improved and jurisdictions can be more prepared…
Find out more »L&I workers’ rights webinar – EAP Overtime
The Employment Standards program is offering a series of webinars to help businesses and workers better understand how state law and Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) rules apply to them. The series of Wednesday webinars, beginning this month, includes sessions on worker’s rights for businesses and employees, and another on the new overtime rules that took effect in 2020. Among the topics that will be covered are wage and hour laws, leave requirements and child labor laws. Led…
Find out more »Local industries invited to virtual discussion with their legislators
ELLENSBURG - The Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce and its Government Affairs Committee are introducing a new virtual event series called Industry Nights. Industry Nights will allow specific industries in Kittitas County to speak with their Legislators, Senator Judy Warnick, Representative Tom Dent and Representative Alex Ybarra in a round-table form of discussion. Those attending Industry Nights will be able to speak to the Legislators about their particular industry, what their plans are for 2021, how COVID-19 has affected their…
Find out more »July 2021
Local industries invited to virtual discussion with their legislators
ELLENSBURG - The Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce and its Government Affairs Committee are introducing a new virtual event series called Industry Nights. Industry Nights will allow specific industries in Kittitas County to speak with their Legislators, Senator Judy Warnick, Representative Tom Dent and Representative Alex Ybarra in a round-table form of discussion. Those attending Industry Nights will be able to speak to the Legislators about their particular industry, what their plans are for 2021, how COVID-19 has affected their…
Find out more »August 2021
Local industries invited to virtual discussion with their legislators
ELLENSBURG - The Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce and its Government Affairs Committee are introducing a new virtual event series called Industry Nights. Industry Nights will allow specific industries in Kittitas County to speak with their Legislators, Senator Judy Warnick, Representative Tom Dent and Representative Alex Ybarra in a round-table form of discussion. Those attending Industry Nights will be able to speak to the Legislators about their particular industry, what their plans are for 2021, how COVID-19 has affected their…
Find out more »September 2021
Local industries invited to virtual discussion with their legislators
ELLENSBURG - The Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce and its Government Affairs Committee are introducing a new virtual event series called Industry Nights. Industry Nights will allow specific industries in Kittitas County to speak with their Legislators, Senator Judy Warnick, Representative Tom Dent and Representative Alex Ybarra in a round-table form of discussion. Those attending Industry Nights will be able to speak to the Legislators about their particular industry, what their plans are for 2021, how COVID-19 has affected their…
Find out more »October 2021
Local industries invited to virtual discussion with their legislators
ELLENSBURG - The Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce and its Government Affairs Committee are introducing a new virtual event series called Industry Nights. Industry Nights will allow specific industries in Kittitas County to speak with their Legislators, Senator Judy Warnick, Representative Tom Dent and Representative Alex Ybarra in a round-table form of discussion. Those attending Industry Nights will be able to speak to the Legislators about their particular industry, what their plans are for 2021, how COVID-19 has affected their…
Find out more »November 2021
Local industries invited to virtual discussion with their legislators
ELLENSBURG - The Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce and its Government Affairs Committee are introducing a new virtual event series called Industry Nights. Industry Nights will allow specific industries in Kittitas County to speak with their Legislators, Senator Judy Warnick, Representative Tom Dent and Representative Alex Ybarra in a round-table form of discussion. Those attending Industry Nights will be able to speak to the Legislators about their particular industry, what their plans are for 2021, how COVID-19 has affected their…
Find out more »December 2021
Local industries invited to virtual discussion with their legislators
ELLENSBURG - The Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce and its Government Affairs Committee are introducing a new virtual event series called Industry Nights. Industry Nights will allow specific industries in Kittitas County to speak with their Legislators, Senator Judy Warnick, Representative Tom Dent and Representative Alex Ybarra in a round-table form of discussion. Those attending Industry Nights will be able to speak to the Legislators about their particular industry, what their plans are for 2021, how COVID-19 has affected their…
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