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L&I Qualis Health Utilization Review in Medical Services
L&I and Qualis Health The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) oversees the state’s workers’ compensation system. Qualis Health provides utilization review services to L&I. Qualis has been contracted by L&I wi…
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Injured Garbage Truck Driver Hired as Paralegal by Reck Law, PLLC, a Law Firm that Represents Washington State Injured Workers
For Immediate Release Contact: Ms. Tara Reck, Managing Attorney at Reck Law – Workers’ Compensation Attorneys Seattle office: (206) 395-6141 | Port Orchard headquarters: (360) 876-4123 http://www.recklaw.com/ | https://tarareck.com | office@reckl…
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How to Protest an L&I Decision
What is an L&I order When L&I makes a determinative decision in a workers’ compensation case, that determination is usually communicated to injured workers in an order. An order is a written decision and may be titled “payment order&#…
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L&I Claims - Vocational Counselors and Early Intervention
I am a voice for injured workers. I advocate, speak and sometime scream on their behalf. One of the most common complaints I receive from injured workers going through early intervention vocational services, is that they feel other people are making…
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Vocational Counselor and Stand Alone Job Analysis in Your L&I Claim
Do you understand the role of the vocational counselor in your L&I claim? Did your vocational counselor perform a stand alone job analysis? Hopefully the information below can help shed some light on the topic. A vocational counselor may be assig…
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Independent Medical Examination (IME) in L&I Workers' Compensation Claims in Washington State
The open and active phase of a workers’ compensation or L&I claim begins to wind down as the injured worker begins to approach maximum medical improvement (MMI) for their industrially related conditions. Maximum medical improvement does not…
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Self-insured Employer vs L&I Workers' Compensation Claim in Washington State
I’m frequently asked whether I represent injured workers who have Self-Insured employers. The answer is YES! In the State of Washington, claim administration can either be State funded or Self-insured and… [This article recently move –…
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Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) and Physical Capacities Evaluation (PCE)
What happens when a workers’ compensation or L&I claim starts winding down? And what are the terms Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) and Functional Capacities Evaluation (PCE or FCE) referring to? As I outlined in prior posts, the open and…
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Loss of Earning Power Benefits in L&I Workers' Compensation Claim
In this continuing series about the open and active phase of a workers’ compensation claim, today I am going to discuss a benefit many injured workers are surprised to learn exists: Loss of Earning Power benefits. Earning power refers to a work…
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Work Injury Claim Phase Two: Treatment in Open Claims
Introduction Today I’ll begin discussing what I refer to as the “open and active” phase of a workers’ compensation claim in Washington State. In an allowed claim, the open and active phase is when the claim is open and the injured worker…
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