Worker Loses Legs to Trenching Machine; $150K Fine for Washington Contractor January 26, 2024 A 16-year-old boy was using a walk-behind trencher on a job site in La Center, Washington to dig a channel...
Washington Fruit Grower Fined After Workers Die in Tractor Rollovers December 11, 2023 A Yakima, Washington, fruit grower and processor was fined nearly $300,000 by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries...
Washington Workers’ Comp Premium Rate Going up an Average of 4.9% in 2024 December 1, 2023 The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries announced a 4.9% increase in the average workers’ compensation premium rate for...
Washington Proposes 4.9% Increase in Workers’ Comp Rates for 2024 September 20, 2023 The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is proposing a 4.9% increase in the average hourly rate employers and...
Washington Roofer Who Faked Injury Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud September 1, 2023 A Pierce County, Washington man who removed and installed roofs while claiming he was too injured to work has pleaded...
Washington Proposed Rule Update Beefs up Refinery Worker Protections June 27, 2023 The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is proposing updated workplace safety rules for petroleum refineries designed to prevent...
Washington’s Proposed Wildfire Smoke Designed to Protect Workers from Dangers May 19, 2023 The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries filed proposed permanent wildfire smoke rules and launched a formal process for...
New Heat Rules for Outdoor Workers in Washington Proposed March 23, 2023 Proponents of a new proposal this week to update Washington’s permanent heat rules say they will increase protections for agricultural,...
Washington Man Ordered to Repay $127K in Workers’ Comp Scam February 20, 2023 A Washington contractor who claimed he was too injured to work despite reportedly running his own construction company was ordered...
New Work-Related Laws Taking Effect in Washington December 28, 2022 There are several significant changes coming Jan. 1 to Washington that impact workers around the state. The Washington State Department...