Governor Proposes $1 billion of Savings in Unemployment Ins. and Workers' Comp.

Governor Gregoire today announced some changes to both the state's Unemployment Insurance and Workers' Compensation systems in order to pass up to $1 billion in savings on to the business and employee community. This announcement comes in the wake of the Department of Labor and Industries (which runs workers' compensation) and the Employment Security Department (runs unemployment insurance) announcing substantial tax increases for 2011 . . . READ MORE