The attending provider (AP) has an important role in your workers’ compensation claim. In many cases, people with a work injury claim have trouble finding a doctor for an L&I claim. That’s because many medical providers are simply not willing…
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Workers’ comp claim administrators can ask people with a work injury claim to attend an Independent Medical Examination (IME). The IME exam is a standard procedure and an integral part of your L&I claim. This fact remains true during COVID. The…
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In Washington State, work injury claimants have the right to choose their doctor or attending provider (AP) for their claim. This right is part of RCW 51.36.010. Surprisingly, many people that suffer a workplace injury don’t know that they can sele…
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Did you know the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) must provide interpreter services to work injury claimants with limited English skills? To meet this responsibility, L&I requires health care and vocational providers to determine if t…
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After a work injury or occupational disease, people with an L&I claim or workers’ compensation claim might have medical conditions that impact their ability to return to work. We refer to workers incapable of working during their recovery as te…
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The Stay at Work (WA-SAW) program in Washington State is an incentive program for employers. The Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) offers this program to help employers save costs. Specifically, the program allows employers to apply for co…
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If the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) closes your L&I claim or workers’ compensation claim, then you might be able to reopen it. However, if your L&I claim closed, it’s important to note that L&I doesn’t automatically…
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The Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) administers workers’ compensation benefits in Washington State. These include financial benefits such as time-loss compensation, loss of earning power, work injury pension, and more. Payments come fr…
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A workplace can be dangerous. It can even be deadly. When disaster occurs, many workers respond heroically to help coworkers and others, and save lives. Nominations for work injury heroes are now open. Coworkers rushing to save fellow employees in a…
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An L&I pension is an important benefit after a serious work injury. For example, a catastrophic work injury or occupational disease can make work injury victims unemployable. Here, unemployable means that the person is unable to “perform or obt…
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