L&I Archives - Insurance Journal /topics/li/ Insurance Journal delivers the latest business news for the Property/Casualty insurance industry Fri, 02 Jan 2026 18:22:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /app/uploads/2015/12/cropped-insurancejournal-32x32.jpg L&I Archives - Insurance Journal /topics/li/ 32 32 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 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’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 Washington Excavator Fined $140K for Workplace Safety Violations /news/west/2025/09/19/839756.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2025 05:00:00 +0000 /?p=839756 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 Issues Citations for Warehouse Quota, Safety Violations /news/west/2025/05/05/822255.htm Mon, 05 May 2025 05:00:08 +0000 /?p=822255 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 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 Cabinet Shop Fined $187K for Safety Violations /news/west/2024/09/18/793182.htm Wed, 18 Sep 2024 05:00:04 +0000 /?p=793182 Teens at Washington Trampoline Park Didn’t Receive Breaks, Worked Too Many Hours /news/west/2024/02/27/762104.htm Tue, 27 Feb 2024 06:00:21 +0000 /?p=762104 Washington’s Proposed Wildfire Smoke Designed to Protect Workers from Dangers /news/west/2023/05/19/721060.htm Fri, 19 May 2023 05:00:57 +0000 /?p=721060 New Heat Rules for Outdoor Workers in Washington Proposed /news/west/2023/03/23/713437.htm Thu, 23 Mar 2023 05:00:50 +0000 /?p=713437 Washington Man Ordered to Repay $127K in Workers’ Comp Scam /news/west/2023/02/20/708599.htm Mon, 20 Feb 2023 06:00:54 +0000 /?p=708599 Washington Proposes 4.8% Workers’ Comp Increase for 2023 /news/west/2022/09/22/686069.htm Thu, 22 Sep 2022 05:00:40 +0000 /?p=686069 Washington Department of Labor Issues Outdoor Worker Guidance Amid Heat Wave /news/west/2022/07/26/677446.htm Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:47:56 +0000 /?p=677446 Faking Workers’ Comp Injuries Costs Washington Logger $160K, Detention /news/west/2022/07/21/676763.htm Thu, 21 Jul 2022 05:00:19 +0000 /?p=676763 Hard Drives Stolen During Break-in at Washington Department of Labor Regional Office /news/west/2022/05/03/665571.htm Tue, 03 May 2022 05:00:58 +0000 /?p=665571 Washington Contractor Sentenced in Fatal Workplace Trench Collapse /news/west/2022/03/08/657208.htm Tue, 08 Mar 2022 06:00:53 +0000 /?p=657208 Washington Adding Emergency Heat Exposure Rules for Outdoor Workers /news/west/2021/07/09/622069.htm Fri, 09 Jul 2021 20:12:34 +0000 /?p=622069 Washington Labor Department: Keep Workers’ Comp Rates Steady For 2021 /news/west/2020/09/15/582758.htm Tue, 15 Sep 2020 21:35:03 +0000 /?p=582758 Washington Workers’ Comp Rates Dropping Third Straight Year /news/west/2019/11/25/549562.htm Mon, 25 Nov 2019 21:53:29 +0000 /?p=549562 Washington Employers May See Big Drop in 2019 Workers’ Comp Rates /news/west/2018/09/20/501942.htm Thu, 20 Sep 2018 22:12:52 +0000 /?p=501942 Washington Asbestos Removal Company Fined $229K for Unsafe Conditions /news/west/2018/07/17/495436.htm Tue, 17 Jul 2018 18:32:33 +0000 /?p=495436 Washington Workers’ Comp Rates for 2017 to Increase Less Than 1% /news/west/2016/11/30/433629.htm Wed, 30 Nov 2016 23:00:57 +0000 /?p=433629 Bid Deadline Nears for ING’s Asia Insurance Business /news/international/2012/07/16/255723.htm Mon, 16 Jul 2012 09:48:23 +0000 /?p=255723 Wash. Seeks Comment on Workers’ Comp Policy on For-Hire Drivers /news/west/2011/06/01/200712.htm Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:24:02 +0000 /?p=200712 Wash. Agents Can File Contractors’ Proof of Insurance Online /news/west/2011/05/17/198962.htm Tue, 17 May 2011 22:50:03 +0000 /?p=198962 Washington Fraud-Fighting Program Collects $137 Million /news/west/2011/01/20/181047.htm Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:09:29 +0000 /?p=181047