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The Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) sometimes requires injured workers to attend Independent Medical Examinations or IME. In many cases, L&I asks work injury claimants to attend an L&I IME exam to help L&I make claim-related… Read More

Workers’ compensation claims can be overwhelming. Recently, I’ve consulted with several injured workers who have been completely overwhelmed with their claims. As a result, they started avoiding claim related documents. Among those, are L&… Read More

What’s the value of my L&I claim? What’s my workers’ compensation case worth? I get these questions all the time. And, my answer is always the same: “It depends”. For a better answer, it’s important to review t… Read More

Over the last week, the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) issued two separate news bulletins about L&I claim fraud. Without question, people who defraud the workers’ compensation system in Washington State hurt other work injury… Read More

After you get hurt on the job or suffer a work injury, you file a workers’ compensation claim. From that point on, the Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) decides what is going to happen with your claim. If you work for a self-insured em… Read More

Did you know that workplace injuries tend to increase around the holidays? According to organizations like the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I), many employers see an increase in workplace injuries just before or after the holidays. Why d… Read More

I am a workers’ compensation attorney and L&I attorney representing work injury claimants in Washington State. Over the years, I’ve seen a wide variety of work injuries and occupational diseases. As a result, I’ve learned a lot about a… Read More

Every workers compensation claim in Washington State must have an attending provider, which is sometimes referred to as the attending physician or attending doctor. But how do you find an L&I doctor? It’s not easy. Whether you have a state-… Read More