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The team members here at Reck Law, from our claim administrators, attorneys, to general staff, work very hard. The daily fight for the rights of work injury claimants in Washington State requires a lot of hard work and grinding. Therefore, we are hum… Read More

Work injury claimants must attend independent medical exams (IME) during their L&I claim. Historically, the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) didn’t allow workers to record independent medical examinations. The fight to allow video r… Read More

veryone who works with me is used to hearing me say that “we absolutely must celebrate the successes”. The reason for this is simple. Representing work injury claimants isn’t easy. There are many days with absolutely nothing to celebrate. Repre… Read More

After a back or spine work injury, sciatica is a diagnosis that can come up in your L&I claim. What is it? How does sciatica arise in workers’ compensation claims? For that, it helps to have a basic understanding of the anatomy of the spine. I�… Read More

Calendar dates can be very important in an L&I claim. In fact, certain dates associated with specific events can impact your L&I claim benefits. In some cases, incorrect dates can even have long lasting negative implications in claims. The pu… Read More

I recently posted an article about L&I’s Medical Aid Rules and Fee Schedules, which were recently published for 2023. In particular, the L&I Medical Aid Rules can be a great resource for helping work injury claimants understand treatment op… Read More

The Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) maintains a set of Medical Aid Rules and accompanying Fee Schedules. Many workers compensation professionals refer to these as “the MARFS”. Typically, the Department updates the L&I med… Read More

You can always reopen an L&I claim for medical treatment. Even if you have an old claim. It doesn’t matter how old the claim is. However, if your claim closed over 7 years ago, it will impact your L&I claim benefits. While L&I covers me… Read More

Many work injury claimants struggle with their L&I Claim. It’s difficult to understand how claims really work under the hood. What’s going on in your L&I claim, where the claim is heading, and so on. Moreover, many workers don’t kno… Read More