If adopted, proposed workers compensation rates would impact all industries in Washington, including construction, service industry and tech companies.
September 22, 2022
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September 22, 2022 3:03 p.m.
L&I proposes workers comp rate increase
TUMWATER — The Washington Department of Labor & Industries is proposing to raise the price that employers will pay for workers compensation insurance next year, according to an L&I press release. The agency is proposing a 4.8% increase in workers compensation insurance rates for 2023, the press release said, citing general wage inflation and higher medical costs. In 2021 and 2022, L&I tapped its reserves in order to avoid raising insurance rates, according to the press release...