Washington Labor Department: Keep Workers’ Comp Rates Steady For 2021 September 15, 2020 Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries is proposing no increase in the average price employers pay for workers’ compensation insurance...
Washington State Issues Workplace Mask Guidance June 5, 2020 Most workers in Washington will be required to wear a mask or face covering at work under new coronavirus workplace...
Washington Mandates New Farmworker Housing Emergency Rules for Pandemic May 13, 2020 New emergency rules adopted on Wednesday regarding temporary farmworker housing are designed to help increase worker safety and reduce the...
Washington Providing Workers’ Comp to Quarantined Health Providers March 13, 2020 By Don Jergler The state of Washington has made the decision to provide workers’ compensation benefits to healthcare workers and first responders who...
Washington Roofer Ordered to Repay $25K in Workers’ Comp Scam February 5, 2020 A Washington man caught doing a roofing job while claiming he was too disabled to work must repay the state...
Washington Roofer Fined Nearly $375K for Putting Workers at Risk January 6, 2020 A roofing company in Snohomish, Wash. is facing large fines from the state for multiple worker safety hazards and their...
Washington Workers’ Comp Rates Dropping Third Straight Year November 25, 2019 The price of workers’ compensation insurance is dropping in Washington for the third consecutive year. The Washington Department of Labor...
College in Washington Fined $135K for Multiple Asbestos Violations September 30, 2019 The Evergreen State College in Washington is facing more than $135,000 in fines for multiple violations related to asbestos and...
Drop in Workers’ Comp Rates in Washington Proposed for 3rd Straight Year September 18, 2019 The price of workers’ compensation insurance in Washington would drop for the third year in a row under a proposal...
Washington Company Penalized for Asbestos and Lead Safety Violations September 3, 2019 A Bellingham, Wash.-based property management company has been cited by the Washington Department of Labor & Industries for multiple serious...