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#1 Washington Dairy Worker Pleads Guilty in $122K Workers’ Comp Scam
Oct 9 2025 // A dairy worker in Skagit County, Washington who said he was too injured to work pleaded guilty to illegally taking workers’ compensation payments. Efrain Alatorre Camarena, 58, pleaded guilty to three counts of...
#2 Washington Excavator Fined $140K for Workplace Safety Violations
Sep 19 2025 // A Clark County, Washington excavating company was fined $140,500 for knowingly putting workers in danger after a Washington Labor & Industries inspector witnessed employees pulling co-workers out of a 12-foot-deep...
#3 Workers’ Comp Rate Increase Proposed in Washington
Sep 17 2025 // The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is proposing a 4.9% increase in the average hourly rate employers and workers pay for workers’ compensation insurance in 2026. L&I says the increase would...
#4 Connecticut Family Is First to Sue Over Washington Plane Crash That Killed 67
Oct 1 2025 // The Connecticut family of one of the 67 people killed when an airliner collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., sued the government and the airlines involved last week, saying they didn’t recognize the...
#5 Root Insurance Expands Driving Behavior Product to Washington
Sep 23 2025 // Root Insurance has brought its driving behavior insuring pricing model to Washington in an expansion of its West Coast footprint. Root now offers its product to drivers in Washington, Oregon and California. Root’s...
#6 Washington’s Minimum Wage Heading to $17.13 in 2026
Oct 1 2025 // Washington’s minimum wage will rise 2.8% next year to $17.13 per hour. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries announced the increase, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2026. State law requires L&I to...
