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4.9% Workers' Comp Rate Increase Proposed in Washington
Reported by Insurance Journal (P&C newsroom of record) · Published
What happened
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Key details
- Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Chair, Ending Six-Decade Run Hurricane to Threaten Hawaii With Flooding Over Weekend New Data Centers Worth $68 Billion Disrupted in US, Data Show ‘Most Successful’ Hole-in-One Prize Insurance Operator Pleads Guilty to Fraud .
- 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 2027.
- The proposed increase would raise the cost of coverage by an average of $1.44 a week per full-time employee.
Why it matters to restoration
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Source check
- Status: Full source read
- Checked: Sep 23, 2026, 8:35 PM PDT
- Readable words found: 608
Pull history
Seen in 8 pulls. First collected Sep 23, 2026, 6:09 PM PDT. Last seen Sep 23, 2026, 8:36 PM PDT.
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- : Headline changed — 4.9% Workers’ Comp Rate Increase Proposed in Washington
- : Headline changed — 4.9% Workers’ Comp Rate Increase Proposed in Washington
- : Headline changed — 4.9% Workers’ Comp Rate Increase Proposed in Washington
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- Sep 23, 2026, 6:09 PM PDT
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