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August 29, 2023

Cost of Living Adjustment: Are you leaving money on the table?

2023 Cost of Living Adjustment To keep up with annual inflation and rising costs, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) looks to…

Rich Byers

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L & I News

July 17, 2023

House Bill 1068: The shift to Compelled Medical Examinations

What’s an Independent Medical Exam? For years the Department of L&I and Self-Insured Employers (SIEs) have relied on the “Independent” Medical Exam as a way…

Rich Byers

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L & I News Worker’s Compensation

November 22, 2022

How to reopen your claim for workers’ compensation

Do you need to reopen a workers’ comp claim? If your claim was denied/rejected, you must protest or appeal the denial within 60 days. You…

Rich Byers

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September 20, 2022

Maximizing your workers’ compensation settlement

Before the workers’ compensation settlement One of the most important things to note is that your workers' compensation settlement may not be a “settlement” at…

Chris Carlisle

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L & I Personal Injury

September 6, 2022

Famous personal injury cases that changed everything

The history of personal injury cases Believe it or not, personal injury cases weren't really a thing until the 1900s. During the US Industrial Revolution,…

Rich Byers

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Injured on the Job L & I Time loss

August 31, 2022

How a driver recovered after a life-changing truck accident

The truck accident that ended a career Little did he know, the life-threatening semi-truck crash he’d just survived was just the beginning of an even…

Chris Carlisle

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