All the headlines from our Washington Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 20 2023 // A Washington contractor who claimed he was too injured to work despite reportedly running his own construction company was ordered to pay back the state more than $127,000.Daniel Joseph Lesieur, of Washougal, pleaded...
Feb 15 2023 // A Kent, Washington contractor is facing more than $400,000 in fines for safety violations that led to the death of a construction worker last year in Renton.Surjit Gill, 36, was killed when the dirt walls of the trench he...
Feb 3 2023 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued fines in January totaling $11,000 against insurance companies, producers, brokers, and individuals who violated state insurance laws and regulations.Following are the...
Jan 24 2023 // A county in Washington inadvertently released nearly half a million partial Social Security Numbers when responding to a routine public records request in December, according to county officials.The Pierce County...
Jan 23 2023 // The Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner recently delivered a report to the state Legislature and governor on the liability insurance market for electric utilities in Washington.The OIC worked with the Utilities...
Jan 23 2023 // By Claire RushWashington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a lawsuit against a plastic surgery provider in the Seattle area over claims it misled patients and the public “through a multitude of unlawful,...
Jan 23 2023 // The owner of a Washington state framing company is facing nearly $400,000 in fines for allegedly allowing crew members to work high above the ground without fall protection, according to the state Department of Labor and...
Jan 20 2023 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued fines in December totaling $55,500 against insurance companies, producers, brokers, and individuals who violated state insurance laws and regulations.Following is a...
Jan 18 2023 // When the Supreme Court last June stripped away constitutional protections for abortion, concerns grew over the use of period tracking apps because they aren’t protected by federal privacy laws.Privacy experts have...
Jan 9 2023 // The public school district in Seattle has filed a novel lawsuit against the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, seeking to hold them accountable for the mental health crisis among...
Jan 4 2023 // Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a lawsuit against a plastic surgery provider in the Seattle area over claims it misled patients and the public “through a multitude of unlawful, unfair and...
Jan 3 2023 // A winter storm that brought powerful wind gusts to Oregon on last week was found to have caused at least two fatal car accidents that left four people dead, preliminary police investigations have found. Weather conditions...
Dec 28 2022 // There are several significant changes coming Jan. 1 to Washington that impact workers around the state.The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries complied a list of changes to ensure all workers and...
Dec 27 2022 // The owner of a Washington state framing company is facing nearly $400,000 in fines for allegedly allowing crew members to work high above the ground without fall protection, according to the state Department of Labor and...
Dec 21 2022 // The U.S. Department of Commerce’s disaster declaration for certain salmon and crab fisheries in Washington and Alaska opens the door for financial relief as part of an omnibus spending bill being negotiated by U.S....
Dec 12 2022 // Ryan Specialty signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Griffin Underwriting Services in Bellevue, Washington.The acquisition is expected to close in January 2023. Griffin Underwriting is a binding...
Dec 12 2022 // A Washington school district will pay $5.25 million to the family of a high school student who died from a heart attack that happened during a 2018 football practice.Allen Harris, 16, was participating in a conditioning...
Dec 7 2022 // A Washington State Patrol trooper issued a $533 ticket to a driver Sunday after the person drove more than 5 miles with their vehicle and windshield almost completely covered in snow. Trooper Heather Weatherwax said the...
Dec 5 2022 // An Everett, Washington, man reportedly caught remodeling homes while claiming he was too injured to work has been charged with felony theft in a workers’ compensation fraud case.Terry Lee Dawson, 62, is accused of...
Dec 2 2022 // Marsh McLennan Agency acquired McDonald Zaring Insurance in Walla Walla, Washington. McDonald Zaring Insurance serves individuals and businesses across all industries and sizes, including agri-business, wineries, financial...