Latest Washington Headlines
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Washington Organization Investigating Sexual Misconduct Complaints
Jun 4 2021 // Board members at Casa Latina, a decades-old organization founded to empower immigrant workers and provide job and educational opportunities, has announced it will investigate the handling of sexual harassment and assault...
Lawsuit Accuses Washington Pizza Chain of Underpaying Delivery Drivers
May 28 2021 // A proposed class-action lawsuit claims popular Western Washington chain restaurant Zeeks Pizza withheld wages, tips and other money owed to delivery drivers. Seattle attorney Toby Marshall filed the suit on behalf of Zeeks...
Ag Groups Upset with Washington Governor for Farm Worker Rules
May 27 2021 // Some top agriculture groups are upset with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee because farm workers were not covered in last week’s announcement that fully vaccinated employees do not have to wear a mask or socially distance...
Former Washington Logger Charged in Nearly $300K Workers’ Comp Scam
May 25 2021 // A Cowlitz County, Wash., man stands accused of faking injuries to collect nearly $300,000 in workers’ compensation benefits. James Joseph Thomasson, 52, of Kalama, is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Thurston...
15 Military Families in Washington Sue Private Company Over Housing Conditions
May 24 2021 // Fifteen military families have filed a lawsuit against a private company that manages housing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington over living conditions they say caused property damage and health problems. The 51...
Washington Issues New Workplace Masking Guidelines
May 21 2021 // The Washington Department of Labor & Industries has updated state COVID-19 workplace safety and health guidance to help employers adapt masking policies to meet new CDC guidelines adopted by Gov. Jay Inslee. The...
Washington Creates New Farmworker Safety Team
May 21 2021 // The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries is creating a new team aimed at improving farmworker safety. When fully staffed, the agriculture compliance unit will create 16 new positions, the Yakima Herald...
$6M Settlement for Men Abused at Washington Boys Home Being Paid by Insurers
May 17 2021 // Insurance companies are paying $6 million to settle a lawsuit brought against Kiwanis International and local Kiwanis clubs by seven men who were sexually abused at a Centralia group home for boys in Washington decades...
50-Plus Insurers Met Deadline to Comply With Washington’s Credit Rule
May 17 2021 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler announced that more than 50 insurance companies met the May 6 deadline to file rating plans that comply with his emergency rule to temporarily prohibit the use of...
Washington Commissioner’s Captive Insurer Bill Signed into Law
May 13 2021 // A bill to provide a framework to captive insurers doing business in Washington became law after Gov. Jay Inslee signed the legislation on Wednesday. Second Substitute SB 5315, which was requested by Insurance Commissioner...
50-Plus Insurers Met Deadline to Comply With Washington’s Credit Rule
May 7 2021 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler announced today that more than 50 insurance companies met the May 6 deadline to file rating plans that comply with his emergency rule to temporarily prohibit the use of...
Family Seeks $1M After Man Died in Custody in Washington
May 7 2021 // The son of a man who died while in Bellingham police custody has filed a precursor to a lawsuit with the city over his father’s death. Documents obtained by The Bellingham Herald say Joshua Eldard filed a claim in...
$6M Settlement for Men Abused at Washington Boys Home Being Paid by Insurers
May 5 2021 // Insurance companies are paying $6 million to settle a lawsuit brought against Kiwanis International and local Kiwanis clubs by seven men who were sexually abused at a Centralia group home for boys in Washington decades...
Hub Acquires Assets of Conover Insurance Services in Washington
May 5 2021 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Bellevue, Wash.-based Conover Insurance Services LLC and certain of its affiliates. Brad Green, CEO of Conover, Connie Morrow, COO, Kerri Record, senior vice president, and...
ShakeAlert Earthquake Warning System Goes Live in Washington
May 4 2021 // Washington residents will have new tool to help keep them safe when an earthquake strikes on Tuesday when the ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System goes live. Once launched, ShakeAlert will be able to send residents...
Washington Deputy Allowed Homicide by Not Arresting Armed Man, Lawsuit Charges
May 3 2021 // The wife of a Spokane County, Wash., man killed by his neighbor is suing Spokane County, alleging a sheriff’s deputy’s negligence allowed the killing to happen. The lawsuit filed in March in Spokane County...
People Moves: InterWest Names Espinosa Senior Director in California, IMA Adds Washington to Executive Leadership
Apr 30 2021 // InterWest Insurance Services has named Brad Espinosa senior director in its surety division. He will be based in Sacramento, Calif., and report to Keith Schuler, president and CEO of InterWest Insurance Services. He has...
Insurers Don’t Like New New Credit Scoring Ban in Washington, But Say They’ll Follow the Law
Apr 28 2021 // The American Property Casualty Insurance Association said it insurers will following the law where it concerns Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s emergency regulation banning the use of credit-based...
Kraken Hockey Team in Washington Sued by Punk Bar for Name
Apr 28 2021 // A Seattle, Wash., punk rock bar is suing the city’s new NHL hockey team for $3.5 million, saying the Kraken’s choice of a name and plans to open a restaurant are harming the Kraken Bar & Lounge, which...
Washington Commissioner: Deadline for Insurers to Comply Credit Scoring Rule is May 6
Apr 27 2021 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is reminding insurance companies of the May 6 deadline to file rating plans that comply with his emergency rule to temporarily prohibit the use of consumers’ credit...
