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When do I get a cost of living adjustment (COLA) from L&I on my workers’ compensation time loss or pension payments?
It’s July! Time for a COLA? When do I get a cost of living adjustment (COLA) from L&I on my workers’ compensation time loss or pension payments? For most workers – those who are not also receiving Social Security Disability or Retirement be…
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Work injury "lights up" preexisting arthritis or other degenerative condition -- Is it covered?
It’s a common situation, especially among middle-aged workers. You have preexisting arthritis in your knee, back, shoulder, neck or other joint but no symptoms from it. The arthritis is there but doesn’t really bother you and doesn’t keep you f…
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Worker Memorial Day celebration to honor WA workers who died from work-related causes
April 26th, 2017
On Thursday, April 27, 2017, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) will hold a Worker Memorial Day ceremony to honor 79 workers who died from a work-related illness or injury. Almost all of the 79 workers died in 2016. The…
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Washington Workers' Compensation: When Should You Be Receiving Time Loss?
The obvious answer to the question ‘When should you be receiving time loss?’ is, ‘When you cannot work because of your injury.’ But, as with most things in the workers compensation world, it is not always as easy as the obvious answer. Here a…
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Washington Workers' Compensation: Provisional Time Loss
To encourage the Washington Department of Labor & Industries and self-insured employers to promptly work up claims, the Washington Legislature has provided that provisional time loss compensation must be paid even if a workers’ compensation…
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