Are you experiencing aggravation from a pre-existing injury (aka “lighting up)? Unless you’re under 25 years old (and maybe still then) you probably have some old injury or complaint from…
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Say you’re having back pain. Would that be considered an industrial injury or occupational disease? Let’s start with injury – RCW 51.08.100 says “injury” means a sudden and tangible happening, of…
You just lifted something you have lifted a thousand times over, but this time it’s different. You feel a twinge in your back. (“Twinge”, what a strange word to describe…
I hear this at almost every new client interview – “I told my claim manager that this is not right, and they know it!” I leaf through their paperwork and…
After an L&I claim, your employer may offer to bring you back to work, with consent from your doctor, for a “light duty” or “transitional” job. This offer may be…
You got an unexpected or confusing letter from your claim manager. Luckily, their name and number are at the bottom. You call but you get Mr. Movietone who says, “you…