Category: News

Supreme Court hears capital-gains case; wealth-tax legislation proposed — Last Thursday, the Washington State Supreme Court heard oral arguments on whether a capital-gains tax is

AGCW opposes proposed margin tax — AGC’s Michele Willms testified that AGC of Washington is opposed to Senate Bill 5284, which would replace the current

2022 AGC-WSDOT Partnership award winners announced — AGC of Washington and WSDOT announced the winners of the 2022 Partnership for Excellence in Contract Administration Awards

Coping with the new Cap and Trade law – On May 17, 2021, Governor Jay Inslee signed a new carbon pricing bill making Washington only

AGC gets clarification on wage-posting requirement – A new state law taking effect Jan. 1 requires employers to include specific wage or salary details and

Double-digit increases for L&I penalties (from the Department of Labor and Industries): In 2020, the Legislature enacted a law increasing the statutory penalties for violations

Republican senators unveil ‘Power Washington’ energy plan – Three members of the Senate Republican Caucus recently unveiled a comprehensive energy plan that offers fair and

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has released an administrative policy to provide guidance on the Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (RCW

L&I finalizes 4.8% increase in 2023 workers’-comp rates – The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has finalized an overall 4.8% average rate increase for 2023, being

Capital-gains collection starts in April 2023 – The Washington State Supreme Court ruled last week that the Dept. of Revenue (DOR) may collects income from