Washington’s Rule-of-One is a BIG Cost Savings Loophole by Liz Evans Washington’s state fund insurance system caps the amount a company’s experience modification rate (EMR) can move up or down by 25%. This stabilization cap allows employers to better anticipate…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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?…
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:…
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…
