According to data collected by the Department of Labor and Industries for state funded claims, professions with high occurrences of work injuries and occupational diseases include: Auto mechanics, carpenters, combined food preparation workers, constr…
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As part of a deposition for an L&I claim today, I engaged in a pretty harsh word fight with an expert witness. Admittedly, I was unhappy with the opinions given by the witness because I believe those opinions to be willfully ignorant of some impo…
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Nearly one million people are employed as maids and housekeepers at hotels, motor hotels, resort hotels and motels, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Approximately…
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I am often asked about the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals (Board or BIIA) and its role in workers’ compensation claims and cases. The Board of Industrial Insurance appeals is a Washington State agency… Continue to the full article.
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The year 2018 has been a year of tremendous growth and professional opportunity for me. I am grateful for my new beginnings at Casey & Casey, PS | Reck Law, PLLC. While there has been no shortage of bumps and unexpected turns along the way, I am…
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Tonight on my way home from work I passed by a local chiropractic office and noticed their signboard reads: “The First Wealth is Health” While the sign didn’t acknowledge the author, if I’m not mistaken it was written by Ralph Waldo Emerson a…
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Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending my first Port Orchard Chamber of Commerce meeting. It was such a treat! We had an absolutely delicious home-made lunch by local community contributors. On top, I had the good fortune of meeting a number of ot…
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If you follow my updates on Workers’ Compensation issues in Washington State, you know that over the past two months I’ve written several posts outlining some of the difficulties injured workers face when trying to obtain new attending physicians…
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In workers’ compensation when injured workers hire an attorney, all claim related correspondence comes through the law office. This includes checks for time-loss compensation benefits, regardless of whether any fees are deducted from those checks.…
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Last Friday, my work week ended on a familiar note. Trying to reassure injured workers who can’t find attending physicians (APs). In my opinion, we have a real problem in Washington State finding willing APs. Particularly for older L&I claims o…
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