Recently, the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) released its annual report on workers’ compensation benefits and costs for each state using data from 2015, the most recent year available. Washington’s workers’ compensation benefits were […]
Nationwide, there are more than 1,000 emergency department visits and about 91 deaths per day related to prescription opioid use. Since 1999, prescription opioid sales and overdoses have quadrupled. From 2006–2016, there have been 7,595 […]
Washington State’s Department of Labor & Industries has updated incentives for returning injured workers to the job in modified, light duty positions. The Department administers the state’s Workers’ Compensation system directly through its State Fund […]
In Washington State, general contractor (GC) liability for safety citations has been an ongoing issue. Typically, the Department of Labor & Industries Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) compliance officers show up to inspect […]
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