{
  "id": 9275063,
  "title": "4.9% Workers’ Comp Rate Increase Proposed in Washington",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/4-9-workers-comp-rate-increase-proposed-in-washington",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-23T05:00:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Insurance Journal",
    "slug": "insurance-journal",
    "url": "https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2026/09/23/886479.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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 …",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}