All the headlines from our Washington Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 26 2025 // A Washington-based staffing and recruiting agency is paying $217,500 after failing to hire a Muslim job applicant after he asked about a religious accommodation to attend Friday prayer.The company, Logic Staffing, also...
Aug 13 2025 // A California healthcare company and a Washington healthcare company just pay $145 million in separate matters to resolve Federal Trade Commission charges over misleading consumers.Assurance IQ, LLC and MediaAlpha, Inc....
Jul 24 2025 // A tanker truck crashed into a creek on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula last Friday, spilling fuel into a tributary of a river where salmon runs were recently restored after a decades-long fight to remove its dams.A...
Jul 21 2025 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer convened her first Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board meeting in Seattle to look at the insurance industry’s use of AI and to get recommendations on policy...
Jul 17 2025 // Four fans who were injured at a Washington Commanders NFL game in 2022 when a railing in the stadium collapsed have settled their negligence claims against the team.The confidential settlement comes after a federal appeals...
Jul 15 2025 // Worker safety regulators in Washington are warning businesses that temperatures and wildfire smoke are making for hazardous conditions for outdoor workers.The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries issued a...
Jul 10 2025 // The Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner reported it recovered more than $100 million for consumers during a two-year period.The Office of the Insurance Commissioner’s Consumer Advocacy Program closed out...
Jul 7 2025 // A report submitted to the Washington State Legislature examines the state of the liability insurance market for adult family homes in Washington, finding the market to be largely sustainable—but it does provide...
Jul 2 2025 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer convened her first Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board meeting in Seattle this week to look at the insurance industry’s use of AI and to get recommendations on...
Jul 2 2025 // A new law in that expands Washington workplace protections involving equal pay and promotion discrimination takes effect today.The law legislation passed in 2024 expands the Equal Pay and Opportunities Act from gender...
Jul 2 2025 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer’s office issued more than $839,750 in fines for insurance law violations in the second half of May and the first half of June, including a $275,000 fine for an illegal...
Jun 16 2025 // The Washington Post is investigating a cyberattack on the email accounts of some journalists, prompting the newspaper to beef up its online security.The intrusion was discovered late Thursday and the company carried out a...
Jun 12 2025 // The former owner and manager of the Royal India Cuisine restaurants in Kirkland and Lynnwood, Washington, face multiple felony theft charges for failing to pay employees nearly $45,000 from 2021 to 2023.Mohammad Rashid...
Jun 6 2025 // Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of Wycoff Insurance Agency Inc. in Mount Vernon, Washington.Wycoff Insurance will be referred to as Wycoff Insurance Agency, a Hub International company. Chris Eisses, president,...
Jun 5 2025 // Four construction companies in Washington were fined more than $500,000 combined for violating rules about workers using fall protection gear in the past three months.The fines were issued by the Washington State...
May 28 2025 // A farm labor contractor was fined $1.25 million for operating without a license and failing to provide nearly 5,000 workers with required employment details.The fine was issued by the Washington State Department of Labor...
May 22 2025 // Washington’s insurance commissioner issued more than $500,000 in fines for insurance law violations, including $250,000 against an unlicensed insurer and $30,000 for illegal pet insurance sales.Between January and...
May 19 2025 // A Snohomish, Washington-based roofing company is facing more than $300,000 in state fines after a worker fell from a two-story home and was hospitalized.The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries cited Asset...
May 19 2025 // The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries issued the first citations under a new law regulating production quotas in warehouse workplaces.L&I fined The Safeway distribution center in Auburn $26,700 for...
May 5 2025 // The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries issued the first citations under a a new law regulating production quotas in warehouse workplaces.L&I fined The Safeway distribution center in Auburn $26,700 for...