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Work Injury Hazards for Outdoor Workers During the Winter
According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), outdoor work environments pose a variety of work injury hazards. The specific hazards vary depending on the type of work being done, geography, and season. Work injury ri…
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L&I Claim in Washington State - Reality Versus Perspective
Workers’ compensation claims are challenging for a variety of reasons. However, I think one of the biggest reasons that L&I claims are so challenging for work injury claimants, is because there is a disconnect between reality and the claim…
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L&I Insurance Rates are Going Down for Employers
Breaking news coming straight from the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I): Employer Workers’ Compensation insurance rates are going down this upcoming year, for record 3rd year in a row. L&I Rates News Release L&I issued a news bu…
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L&I Claims in Washington State: Injured Workers are No Longer a Priority
Has L&I lost its way? As an agency, I think that L&I might have forgotten its purpose. What is L&I and What are its Duties? The Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) is the agency responsible for administering the Industrial Insura…
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Claim Suppression: Employers Preventing Work Injury Claimants From Filing an L&I Claim
When an employer prevents or tries to prevent an injured worker from filing a claim, it is called L&I claim suppression or workers’ compensation claim suppression. It occurs more often that you might expect. Despite the prevalence, I don’…
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Medical Records in Your L&I Claim Must Be Clean and Precise
This week has been very busy. Among many other things, I deposed several attending providers and attended litigation matters at the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals (BIIA). Every time I depose a medical provider, it reminds me of the supreme imp…
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Vocational Services in L&I Claims: Upcoming Rule Changes
On October 22, the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) adopted rule changes relating to vocational services. The new rules will go into effect on January 1, 2020. The new rule language can be found on the L&I website. Priority of returni…
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L&I Investigation Results for the Seattle Crane Collapse Construction Accident
For the past six months, the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) investigated the fatal crane collapse that happened in Seattle last April. Today, L&I announced it issued citations and fines to three companies for safety violations that…
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Slip, Trip and Fall Work Accidents Account for Many Workplace Injuries and Deaths
Last week I was in a coworker’s office. We were discussing a document and I moved forward to look at the computer screen. I noticed an open file drawer and stepped around it. However, after looking at the document I forgot all about the open drawer…
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Reck Law - Workers' Compensation Attorneys - Law Firm Anniversary
October 1, 2019 marked my one-year anniversary at Reck Law, PLLC – Workers’ Compensation Attorneys. As I reflect on the year, I’m encouraged by the progress we’ve made. We’ve forged new relationships with existing Casey & Casey,…
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