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Washington State Launches Workplace-Safety Probe of We Heart Seattle

8/20/2026

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Washington State Labor & Industries opened a workplace-safety probe of Seattle nonprofit We Heart Seattle.
The probe stemmed from an outside referral to the Department of Ecology, not an employee complaint.
Founder Andrea Suarez said she was stunned and called the investigation a political hit.
Investigators have asked for the nonprofit’s safety program, blood-borne pathogen training records and hepatitis B vaccination forms.

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Washington State Labor & Industries opened a workplace-safety probe of Seattle nonprofit We Heart Seattle.
The probe stemmed from an outside referral to the Department of Ecology, not an employee complaint.
Founder Andrea Suarez said she was stunned and called the investigation a political hit.
Investigators have asked for the nonprofit’s safety program, blood-borne pathogen training records and hepatitis B vaccination forms.