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New Washington Administrative Code (WAC) rules that set guidelines for independent medical examinations (IME) take effect on April 23, 2022. These rules were created and/or updated to support ESSB 6440, passed during the 2019-2020 legislative session. ESSB 6440 was passed unanimously by the legislature in response to abusive IME practices,…
On June 30, 2021, Washington Law Center learned that dozens of our injured worker clients were potentially affected by a data breach reportedly suffered as the result of a ransomware attack perpetrated against Pacific Market Research, a data collection firm hired by the Department of Labor & Industries.
2023-2024 Maximum and Minimum Time Loss Rate in Washington State are now available.
In April, 2021 the Washington State legislature passed and Governor Inslee signed into law Senate Bill 5046. The primary effect of this change in law is to remove the prior-existing statutory requirement to structure L&I compromise and release settlement proceeds over a period of months instead of allowing for one…
Various factors should be weighed to determine the best L&I Attorney for your unique case. The specific factors that injured workers should consider include experience level, intensity of advocacy, successful achievements, and the degree of industry recognition. Attorney Spencer D. Parr of Washington Law Center scores at the top of…
A municipality’s duty to provide a reasonably safe roadway includes the duty to safeguard against inherently dangerous or misleading conditions. The duty arises when the city has notice of, and time to correct, a hazardous condition. The notice may either be actual or constructive. Constructive notice is inferred when the…
Landowners are under a common law duty to prevent artificial conditions on their land from being unreasonably dangerous to travelers on the adjacent roadways. They must also maintain the natural conditions on their property so as not to foreseeably cause injury to those using the adjacent roads. Accident Injuries On…
A municipality’s duty to provide reasonably safe roads includes the duty to safeguard against inherently dangerous or misleading conditions. This means that the absence of road signs warning of curves ahead is a factor relevant to deciding if the municipality is negligent. Who Is Liable When Road Signs Are Absent?…
Hello my name is Attorney Spencer Parr. I'm a worker’s compensation attorney in the State of Washington. I'm a 16-year workers compensation attorney, co-founder of Washington Law Center, one of the biggest workers compensation firms in the state. Today I want to talk to you about Pro Se Claimant Litigation.
The frequency with which roads must be updated by a municipality to address road safety concerns is a common one. A city’s obligation to maintain a roadway in a reasonably safe condition does not include a duty to update every road and roadway structure to modern standards. Where a plaintiff…