Washington: Labor union ballot title change thrown out by court
The Building Industry Association of Washington’s (BIAW) Initiative 1082, which would allow private insurers to compete with the state Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) to offer employers workers’ compensation coverage has withstood a ballot title challenge from organized labor, and BIAW has begun printing petitions for signature gathering. BIAW was forced to battle labor union boss Rick Bender in court after he filed a challenge to the ballot title language drafted by the state Attorney General’s Office.