Legal Opinion
Martinez Melgoza & Associates, Inc. v. Department of Labor & Industries
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 10, 2005No. 53388-6-IPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶1 — Martinez Melgoza and Associates, Inc. (MMA), worked as an asbestos consultant on a Port of Seattle asbestos abatement project. The Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) cited MMA for unsafe asbestos work practices and conditions in violation of the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act of 1973 (WISHA), chapter 49.17 RCW, and the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals (BIIA) affirmed. MMA now appeals the superior court’s order affirming the BIIA’s decision, arguing that as a consultant, it is not subject to penalties for WISHA viola*845tions. But a business entity that controls a…
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