The Washington State average annual salary in 2021 was $82,508.00 per year, as determined by the Washington Employment Security Department on June 15, 2021. Pursuant to statutory formulas, this means that the newest maximum time loss rate in workers’ compensation claims is now $8,250.80 per month, and the newest minimum…
2022 Maximum and Minimum Time Loss Rate in Washington State are now available.
When an employer makes a return-to-work job offer to an injured worker, the job that is offered must be within a reasonable commuting distance in order for the job offer to be deemed valid. A reasonable commuting distance is determined by looking at the considerations set forth at WAC 296-19A-010(4),…
Recently, our firm was approached with a very humble inquiry from an individual on SSI for the past 20 years due to a disability that resulted from a work-related injury. The individual had been forced off of L&I benefits and had their claim closed without them being able to actually…
Washington's Department or Labor & Industries Cost of Living Adjustment rates for 2020 have been released. We have answered some common questions that came from this most recent L&I time loss benefits and CRSSA rate changes for 2020. If you have any questions at all about the 2020 L&I rate…