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When Should I Expect My First Refund

  • 5.2.2023
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Earning Retro Refunds Takes Time by Liz Evans Employers new to a Retro group are eager to begin earning refunds.  However, “vesting” in a group takes approximately 18-24 months.  The word “retrospective” means looking back or considering something that has…

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2023-2024 Workplace Posters

  • 1.5.2023
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2023-2024 Workplace Posters All-in-One Poster in English All-in-One Poster in Spanish All Individual Posters in English All Individual Posters in Spanish Supplement for Migrant and H-2A Workers 2023 Changes: Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA/Minimum Wage) Updated April 2023 No citations…

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2022-2023 Workplace Posters

  • 7.20.2022
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2022-2023 Workplace Posters All-in-One Poster in English All-in-One Poster in Spanish All Individual Posters in English All Individual Posters in Spanish   L&I Job Safety and Health Poster Updated (July 2022) The Job Safety & Health Law poster has been updated with…

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Mt. Baker Section - ASSP - June 15, 2022

  • 6.15.2022
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Best Practices for Communication with Medical Providers and Injured Workers   Agenda: Establishing a Return-to-Work Program with Designated Medical Providers Practical Claim Guidance Following an Industrial Injury or Occupational Disease DO’s and DON’TS: Discussing Treatment and RTW with the Injured…

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2022 SHRM Conference Resources

  • 3.9.2022
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Washington State SHRM Employment Law & Human Resources Conference 2022   Risky Terminations Risks of terminating an employee with an open workers’ comp claim. This panel discussion is lead by an employment law attorney, workers’ comp attorney, and workers’ comp…

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OSHA 300 2022 Update

  • 1.28.2022
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Time to finalize your OSHA 300 logs It’s OSHA 300 time again, so 70 Approach clients joined us online this week for our annual OSHA 300 Brain Trust. Here’s a look at what we covered and how your company can…

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Understanding your PERC and estimated rates

  • 10.19.2021
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  In this article: L&I Proposes 3.1% Increase in Workers’ Comp Rates for 2022 How could my L&I rates go down? How can I find my 2022 L&I rates for Washington workers’ comp? How do claims impact workers’ comp rates?…

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October 2021 COVID-19 Update

  • 10.14.2021
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Current COVID-19 Federal and State Requirements October 2021   Federal Requirements https://www.whitehouse.gov/covidplan/ September 13, 2021: President Biden announced a vaccine mandate requiring ALL employers with 100+ employees ensure their workers are vaccinated or tested OSHA Rulemaking in progress: https://www.osha.gov/coronavirus/safework Note:…

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Wildfire Smoke Emergency Rule

  • 7.16.2021
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  Wildfire Smoke Emergency Rule Effective Immediately (July 16, 2021) Download the Emergency Rule   Washington is under a state of emergency, with more than 600 wildfires reported already this year. That’s about double the normal rate, according to the…

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July 7, 2021 COVID-19 Update

  • 7.9.2021
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DOSH Updated Two Directives on July 7, 2021 DOSH has updated the following two Directives to remain consistent with current CDC, Washington State DOH, and Washington State Governor’s guidance related to COVID-19. Updates have been highlighted in yellow.   DOSH…

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