Cascade Floral Products, Inc. v. Department of Labor & Industries

¶1 — The Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) appeals the trial court’s summary judgment order declaring that Washington’s farm labor contractors act1 (Act) does not apply to the brush picking industry, including Cascade Floral Products and other forest greenery packinghouses. L&I argues that the trial court erred in its ruling because brush picking workers are engaged in “forestation or reforestation” within the meaning of the Act. Holding that the packinghouse owners are not “agricultural employers” under the Act and that brush picking is not a “forestation or reforestation” or related…