Washington state Department of Labor & Industries Archives - ¾ÅÉ« /topics/washington-state-department-of-labor-industries/ ¾ÅÉ« delivers the latest business news for the Property/Casualty insurance industry Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:31:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /app/uploads/2015/12/cropped-insurancejournal-32x32.jpg Washington state Department of Labor & Industries Archives - ¾ÅÉ« /topics/washington-state-department-of-labor-industries/ 32 32 Washington Contractor Fined for Exposing Workers to Asbestos /news/west/2026/02/20/858412.htm Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:00:33 +0000 /?p=858412 Falls Were Most Common Safety Violation in Washington for 20th Straight Year /news/west/2026/01/22/854595.htm Thu, 22 Jan 2026 06:00:57 +0000 /?p=854595 Washington Contractors Fined for Exposing Workers to 22-Foot Wall of Dirt /news/west/2026/01/05/852742.htm Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000 /?p=852742 Washington Workplace Changes for 2026 Include Higher Pay, New Tower Crane Rules /news/west/2026/01/03/852966.htm Sat, 03 Jan 2026 06:00:42 +0000 /?p=852966 Excavator Bucket That Crushed Worker Leads to $170K Fine for Washington Contractor /news/west/2025/12/09/850264.htm Tue, 09 Dec 2025 06:00:47 +0000 /?p=850264 Washington Workers’ Comp Average Premium Going up 4.9% in 2026 /news/west/2025/12/01/849239.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2025 06:00:53 +0000 /?p=849239 Washington Labor Inspectors Catch 41 Unregistered Contractors /news/west/2025/11/25/848620.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2025 06:00:08 +0000 /?p=848620 Washington Woman’s Fraud Conviction Saves System $1.3M in Lifetime Payments /news/west/2025/11/07/846748.htm Fri, 07 Nov 2025 06:00:42 +0000 /?p=846748 Washington Dairy Worker Pleads Guilty in $122K Workers’ Comp Scam /news/west/2025/10/09/842966.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2025 05:00:37 +0000 /?p=842966 Washington’s Minimum Wage Heading to $17.13 in 2026 /news/west/2025/10/01/841158.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2025 05:00:36 +0000 /?p=841158 Workers’ Comp Rate Increase Proposed in Washington /news/west/2025/09/17/839370.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2025 05:00:12 +0000 /?p=839370 High Temperatures, Wildfire Smoke May Trigger Protections for Washington Workers /news/west/2025/07/15/831772.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:21:15 +0000 /?p=831772 Washington Restaurant Owners Face Felony Charges for Not Paying Employees /news/west/2025/06/12/826642.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2025 05:00:45 +0000 /?p=826642 Washington Fined 4 Construction Companies $500K in Past Three Months /news/west/2025/06/05/826207.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0000 /?p=826207 Washington Labor Contractor Fined $1.25M for Workplace Violations /news/west/2025/05/28/824695.htm Wed, 28 May 2025 05:00:43 +0000 /?p=824695 Washington Roofing Company Fined $300K After Worker Falls From Roof /news/west/2025/05/19/823964.htm Mon, 19 May 2025 05:00:38 +0000 /?p=823964 Washington Storage Tank Company Fined After Explosions Burn Two Workers /news/west/2025/04/16/819433.htm Wed, 16 Apr 2025 05:00:10 +0000 /?p=819433 Washington Dairy Worker Charged in $122K Workers’ Comp Scam /news/west/2025/03/21/816387.htm Fri, 21 Mar 2025 05:00:18 +0000 /?p=816387 Fertilizer Manufacturer Fined $400K for Washington Worker Death from Toxic Gas /news/west/2025/03/04/813800.htm Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:00:25 +0000 /?p=813800 Seattle Tunnel Subcontractor to Pay $370K to Underpaid Workers /news/west/2025/03/03/813699.htm Mon, 03 Mar 2025 06:00:34 +0000 /?p=813699 Washington Company Fined $231,000 for Asbestos Violations /news/west/2025/02/19/812133.htm Wed, 19 Feb 2025 06:00:03 +0000 /?p=812133 Washington Man on Workers’ Comp for 3 Years Caught on Video Carrying 48lb Table /news/west/2025/01/29/809531.htm Wed, 29 Jan 2025 06:00:23 +0000 /?p=809531 Sky Zone in Washington Fined for Overworking Teens /news/west/2025/01/27/809415.htm Mon, 27 Jan 2025 06:00:27 +0000 /?p=809415 Washington House Flippers Fined $116K Over Asbestos Removal Rules /news/west/2025/01/22/808245.htm Wed, 22 Jan 2025 06:00:21 +0000 /?p=808245 Washington Fines and Moves to Bar Asbestos Removers From Working in State /news/west/2024/12/18/804776.htm Wed, 18 Dec 2024 06:00:15 +0000 /?p=804776 Washington Workers’ Comp Premium Going up in 2025 /news/west/2024/12/02/802916.htm Mon, 02 Dec 2024 06:00:29 +0000 /?p=802916 Washington Workers’ Comp Scam Exposed by Gym Trips /news/west/2024/11/15/800509.htm Fri, 15 Nov 2024 06:00:15 +0000 /?p=800509 Washington Sawmill Fined $126K for 61 Safety and Health Violations /news/west/2024/11/07/800437.htm Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:18:30 +0000 /?p=800437 Washington Farm Labor Contractor Fined $140K for Withholding Info From Workers /news/west/2024/11/01/799197.htm Fri, 01 Nov 2024 05:00:00 +0000 /?p=799197 Washington Drafting New Ergonomic Rules for Airline Ground Crews /news/west/2024/10/30/799026.htm Wed, 30 Oct 2024 05:00:44 +0000 /?p=799026