Helpful Articles

It’s pretty common for people with workplace injury and an ongoing workers’ compensation claim to ask me about privacy rights. Especially when it comes to health information. Privacy of sensitive healthcare data such as medical history an… Read More

Did you know that L&I has an “Ergonomics Ideas Bank”? Neither did I until today! L&I issued a bulletin that the bank will be down in November as L&I makes improvements to the bank. What is the L&I ergonomics ideas bank? Na… Read More

When people have L&I claims and cannot return to work without retraining, they will likely go through a retraining program. There are a variety of different options for retraining. These options include college programs, vocational or technical s… Read More

Have you heard of a drug formulary? How would you know what medication is covered under your L&I claim? Generally, a drug formulary is a list of prescription medications approved under a given health insurance policy. For L&I claims and worke… Read More

Workers’ compensation is about human beings. Every injured workers is father, or a mother, a grandmother or grandfather, son, or daughter. This gentleman in the picture is my father. A dedicated husband and a loving father and grandfather. He i… Read More

The value of time-loss compensation benefits is based upon wages a person was getting at the time of work injury or occupational disease manifestation. If the person was working a second job, the value of that income must also be included in the wage… Read More

Today, the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) issued a news bulletin about hazards of wild fire smoke for workers. The stated purpose of the bulletin is to help employers keep workers safe. I think it is equally important for workers to kno… Read More

In recent news, the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) reminded workers and employers of the dangers associated with sun and heat exposure. In the greater Tacoma and Seattle area, we are currently experiencing sunny days with highs reaching… Read More