All the headlines from our Washington Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 18 2022 // Some roads reopened and evacuation zones shrank near a wildfire fed by gusty winds and low humidity east of Vancouver, Washington, as fire officials got a better handle on fire activity amid weather changes.About 3,000...
Oct 17 2022 // A fruit company in central Washington is accused in a federal lawsuit of discriminating against an employee based on her sex, and retaliating against her and her husband.The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Oct 14 2022 // Germany’s Bayer said on Friday it plans to legally challenge a jury verdict awarding $275 million to a group of people claiming they suffered from exposure to PCB, a chemical that Bayer’s Monsanto business...
Oct 13 2022 // PEMCO Mutual Insurance has welcomed Heather Sipes to the Seattle, Washington-based insurer’s marketing communications as a communications manager.Sipes has more than11 years of experience in marketing communications,...
Oct 12 2022 // Washington state has agreed to pay $2.75 million to a woman who was seriously hurt in a rollover crash involving a state Department of Transportation vehicle on Highway 522.On March 5, 2018, Kara Janneh of Monroe was...
Oct 11 2022 // Federal authorities have issued a warning about a part of the tail in the type of seaplane that crashed in Washington state’s Puget Sound last month, killing 10 people.The Seattle Times reports that the Federal...
Oct 6 2022 // The Vancouver City Council in Washington has approved a $725,000 settlement in the police shooting of a man who was experiencing a mental health crisis in April 2020.Three Vancouver police officers fatally shot William...
Oct 6 2022 // Hub International Limited acquired the assets of Guide Insurance Services Inc. in Washington Guide Insurance Services has offices in Lynden, Colville and Republic, and provides commercial and personal insurance solutions...
Oct 3 2022 // Scottish American acquired Hawkeye Wholesale Insurance Services Inc. in Liberty Lake, Washington. Hawkeye was founded in 2012. It has capabilities of underwriting in California, Idaho, Oregon, Texas and...
Oct 3 2022 // Two Washington roofing companies that landed on the Department of Labor & Industries’ severe violators list face large fines for reportedly allowing roofers to work on top of homes without using fall protection,...
Oct 3 2022 // The Washington Department of Labor & Industries is proposing a 4.8% increase in the average price employers and workers pay for workers’ compensation insurance in 2023.Employers and workers would jointly pay an...
Sep 27 2022 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s office approved coverage requested by Physicians Insurance A Mutual of Seattle to reimburse its policyholders for legal fees and expenses incurred defending against a...
Sep 26 2022 // Two Washington roofing companies that landed on the Department of Labor & Industries’ severe violators list face large fines for reportedly allowing roofers to work on top of homes without using fall protection,...
Sep 22 2022 // The Washington Department of Labor & Industries is proposing a 4.8% increase in the average price employers and workers pay for workers’ compensation insurance in 2023.Employers and workers would jointly pay an...
Sep 6 2022 // MILL CREEK, WA, September 6, 2022 — Pacific International Underwriters® (PIU) is partnering with American Modern® to offer a standalone earthquake insurance policy in Washington & Oregon.“One of the...
Sep 5 2022 // Former Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich has filed a claim against the university seeking $25 million for wrongful termination after he was fired last year for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19.The...
Aug 31 2022 // Judge Indu Thomas entered the final order declaring that Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler exceeded his authority when he issued a permanent rule banning the use of credit-based insurance scores.Judge Thomas initially...
Aug 23 2022 // Washington state regulators fined a wireless company $12,000 for safety violations after the death of a cellphone tower worker near Arlington last year.Michael Vasquez was working on a Crown Castle cell tower on Dec. 4,...
Aug 22 2022 // MILL CREEK, WA, August 22, 2022 — Pacific International Underwriters® (PIU) is partnering with American Modern® to offer a standalone earthquake insurance policy in Washington & Oregon.“One of the advantages...
Aug 12 2022 // Former Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich has filed a claim against the university seeking $25 million for wrongful termination after he was fired last year for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19.The...