Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...

Washington lawmakers are weighing changes to workers’ comp that would tighten medical provider standards and boost long-term disability benefits for injured workers with families.

Insurers assign businesses a workers' comp class code based on the type of business and specific jobs employees perform. Each class code has a corresponding rate that identifies the risk for that type ...