A work injury can have significant impact on you and your family. Injured workers often face the risk of losing their source of income, the ability to provide for their loved ones, or to return to lead a good life after a severe injury that results in disability. Some injured workers want nothing but to return to work. Others might not be able to go back to their job because of medical limitations and require retraining or vocational rehabilitation to start a new career. For those that suffer partial or full disability, additional medical and financial benefits must be obtained in order to ensure that they can recover from their injury and continue with their life.
Work injuries can be very intimidating.
Insurance claims can be very complex and take a long time.
We understand that. We are here to help.
- What is the difference between Industrial Work Injury and Occupational Disease?
- What is a Self-insured Employer Claim versus L&I State-Funded Claim?
- What is the role of the Attending Physician or Attending Provider in my L&I claim?
- What is the L&I Medical Provider Network or MPN?
- Who is the Independent Medical Examiner? What is an IME?
- What is Time-Loss Compensation and Temporary Total Disability?
- What is the Activity Prescription Form or APF?
- What are Loss of Earning Power Benefits or LEP?
- What are Physical or Functional Capacities Evaluation (PCE or FCE)?
- What is Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) or Medical Fixity?
- What are Vocational Services and Vocational Retraining in my claim?
- What is a Vocational Dispute Resolution or VRDO?
- What is Option 1 versus Option 2 in my L&I workers’ compensation claim?
- What is a Permanent Partial Disability Award or PPD?
- What is the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals (BIIA) in Washington State?
- What are Structured Settlements and Structured Settlement Agreement (CRSSA)?
- What is a Pension in L&I Claims or Self-insured Employer Claims?
L&I Issues Fines for Washington State Companies for Deadly Safety Violations
Back in January, a trench collapsed at the wind farm site in Skookumchuck, Washington. The trench collapse killed one worker and resulted in a work injury that seriously wounded another. Recently, the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) announced the results of a long investigation of the incident. How did this construction work injury
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remembering our fallen co-workers
April 28th was Workers’ Memorial Day which remembers workers that died or suffered a serious work injury. However, due to COVID19 the usual ceremonies that happen internationally are cancelled. In 2019 alone, 98 workers in Washington State lost their lives to industrial injuries or occupational diseases. According to the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I),
How COVID-19 is impacting your L&I work injury claim in Washington State
COVID-19 continues to impact Washington State including people going through a workers’ compensation claim. However, the good news is that there are some temporary policies to help L&I claim related treatment progress. Additionally, the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals is working to move cases forward through telephonic hearings when practical. L&I Workers’ Compensation Claim