Here in Spokane, St. Patrick’s Day is a BIG deal! This year marks the 41st annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, which marches through downtown midday on Saturday, March 16th. Sponsored…
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Say you’re having back pain. Would that be considered an industrial injury or occupational disease? Industrial Injury Explained Let’s start with injury – RCW 51.08.100 says “injury” means a sudden and…
I intended to write a quick article about how workplace accident rates increase every year around the holidays due to increased hours, heavier customer traffic, or racing to get tasks…
Let me be clear: In no way am I suggesting that you will be better off financially on time loss payments. Without delving too far into technicalities, the maximum benefit…
Navigating your way through Labor and Industries laws isn’t for the faint of heart. It’ll make you want to pull your hair out. At Carlisle and Byers, we’ll help you…
WRITTEN BY RICH BYERS | JULY 2015 Impacting a Worker’s Compensation Attorney Growing up the only child of parents who never graduated high school, both spending nearly three decades as…
If you have been injured on the job in the Spokane, Washington area, one of the most important decisions that you can make is to contact an experienced workers compensation…
As an injured worker with an L&I claim in Washington State, you have the right to choose your doctor… sort of. There are some requirements and restrictions. The first is…
When giving testimony, the number one goal is to be specific and direct in your answers. This in no way means being evasive or misleading, but you don’t want to…
You got injured at work and the claim has been accepted by the Department of Labor and Industries. So… now what? Next Steps for Industrial Insurance Claims You need to go…