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There are a couple of exceptions to the law that should be noted.
The first concerns an employee who visits more than one work site during the day. If a person works at two or three sites and is injured in a parking lot while traveling from one site to another they would be covered. Or if an employee attended a meeting at a site different than his or her regular site and then was injured when they arrived at the regular work site they would be covered as well. However, the exclusion would still apply in both of the above cases if the employee was injured in the parking lot when arriving at the first work/meeting site or leaving the last work site of the day.
Another exception concerns workers who are in the parking lot as part of their regular duties. For example a school employee who happens to be in the parking lot as a requirement of their supervisory duties or who has gone back to their vehicle to retrieve or unload items they have brought to work would be covered for an injury.
This may have raised more questions than it has answered but I thought members may have been interested. If you have questions please email me at cvea@aol.com or call the office at 926-0201. Be safe!
As the saying goes, “It ain’t over till it’s over”. That proved to be true with the 4204 campaign. It looked pretty grim on election night as the returns rolled in and the measure was failing by a considerable margin. However, voter support for the Simple Majority increased each day as county elections departments counted late arriving mail-in ballots. The final talley showed yes votes outnumbering no by over 19,000 votes. The measure even passed in Spokane County by a scant 600+ votes. The measure passed state wide by 50.5%.
The Simple Majority Team expressed gratitude to the thousands of individuals and organizations involved in this historic campaign.
The Volunteers: 6,700 supporters spent an evening or weekend to reach out to 350,000 neighbors to get out the vote for 4204. In this very close election, this clearly made the difference.
The Donors: 2,000 supporters raised nearly $3,000,000 to get out the message about Simple Majority. Your support enabled 4204 to get on the air in every major media market in the state.
The Coalition: An incredible coalition of 250 organizations representing educators, parents, principals, superintendents, labor and business leaders came together in support of 4204. Thank you all and especially the major partners in the coalition:
All of these organizations contributed to the success of the campaign but it was clear to all and especically to the legislature that it was the WEA and its members who did the heavy lifting in this effort. This effort sent two strong messages. First, the Washington Education Association is about more that just traditional labor mangament issues such as wages and working conditions. The WEA and its members believe that great public schools are a basic right for every child and our members work daily insure that our students get the best chance to achieve and be successful Secondly, the Association and its members when motivated around a common vision can be a force to be reckoned with.
Again, a big thank you to all who contributed to this effort. Your hard work was worth the effort and staff, students and parents will benefit from this effort for many years to come. Finally, please, if you see School Board member Ann Long thank her for her efforts on 4204. Ann not only made all the arrangements with Itron to set up our call center but she was there all five nights of calling to orgainize and train callers and made hundreds of calls as well. Thank you Ann!
Do you know students whose families can’t afford to buy them a warm coat, a new pair of boots or some school supplies? The WEA Children’s Fund can help!
The goal of the WEA Children’s Fund is to meet the modest and immediate needs of students encountered by WEA members in their daily workplaces. The intent is to ensure that the physical, social and emotional needs of students do not stand in the way of success within the school setting.
WEA Children’s Fund will provide help for members who occasionally spend their own money to fund children’s needs.
Requests for shoes, clothes, mittens, hats, coats and immediate school supplies will be honored.
Larger or unusual requests will be reviewed by the WEA Children’s Fund Board and will be funded on the basis of available resources.
To access the Fund, call 800-622-3393 and ask for the Children’s Fund. A member request form will be completed over the telephone and the member will simply forward the receipt via mail (or fax to 253-946-7604) for reimbursement.
Donations to the fund are tax deductible and are gladly accepted. Please make checks payable to the WEA Children’s Fund, and mail to WEA Children’s Fund, P.O. Box 9100, Federal Way, WA 98063-9100.
I plan to be in the following buildings during lunch to meet members and answer questions. kr