L&I BENEFITSJob injuries are no fun. The benefits are the only good part of an L&I claim. Learn what they are before they pass you by.
STARTING AN L&I CLAIMIf you wonder how to start an L&I workers' compensation claim, this will get you started.
THE PLAYERSThese people decide the direction and progress of your workers' compensation claim. Learn who they are and what they do.
DEFINITIONSThese words are important. Learn the lingo and you can talk with the players.
MEDICAL CAREDoctors make a difference in your medical recovery. Learn the rules for picking or changing yours.
HOW DO I GET A FAIR TIME LOSS RATE?Time Loss is wage replacement money while you are off work. Learn how L&I calculates time loss and how to improve your time loss rate.
HOW TO GET A FAIR PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY (PPD) SETTLEMENTPermanent partial disability is a settlement which comes at the end of an L&I job injury claim. Learn the disability rules and how to improve your settlement chances.
PENSIONSThis is not the pension you get for a lifetime of service. This is a pension for a serious job injury and a disability which prevents you from working.
DO BE AFRAID OF...Different Players can derail your L&I Compensation Claim if you are not fully in a position to look after your interests
THIRD PARTY CLAIMSYou have a third party claim if you're injured on the job for someone who's not your employer or co-employee. Some third party claims are quite valuable, yet others do you no good at all.
FREQUENTLY ASKED L&I QUESTIONS (FAQ)The majority of the cases handled in our office are Washington State Workers' Compensation claims. We deal directly with the Department of Labor and Industries, self-insured employers and their agents, vocational counselors...
DOG BITESDog bites cause serious injuries. Washington law imposes strict liability when a dog bites a person.
THIRD PARTY CLAIMSYou have a third party claim if you're injured on the job for someone who's not your employer or co-employee. Some third party claims are quite valuable, yet others do you no good at all.
Do I have a case?Do you have a case? We can tell you quickly how likely you are to win in court, by how much and how long it will take.
Aerospace, airplane, flocoating...As a result, heavy fumes would fill this small room. While performing this task Tim often felt light-headed and would experience a sense of prominent inebriation....
Carpet LayerMost carpet installers don’t realize that the suffocating odor they have been breathing, for years on the job, comes from the same hazardous chemical that morticians use to embalm dead bodies.
Dry cleanersThe professional look to clothing, with a crisp, classic finish is accomplished with steam, perchloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene and formaldehyde. Steam opens up a garments’ fibers allowing these chemical solvents (used as stiffeners, wrinkle resisters, water repellents and stain dissolvers) to penetrate the fabric better.
MillworkIt all started with a simple sneeze, but Jose didn't recollect someone saying Gesundheit. However, speaking only Spanish and some broken English, he would have never understood that. As it turns out, he desperately could have used that wish for good health.
Mobile Home ConstructionFor years manufactured houses, that are fabricated in factories and then transported either in whole or in segments, have been a significant source of formaldehyde exposure for workers across the State of Washington.
NursingIt all started when she experienced the frequent peeling of her hands. In a preventative measure to avoid further allergic reactions she stopped wearing them but she continued to work in the same immediate vicinity of other co-workers who used the same powdered gloves.
A Nurse's Daily WorkoutDuring a typical work shift, many hospital staff nurses will lift 20 patients into bed and transfer 5-10 patients from a bed to a chair. Patients typically weigh well in excess of 100 pounds, so that means a minimum of two thousand five hundred pounds is moved every day.
WelderExcessive exposure to manganese fumes can result in a disease called manganism. Welders are frequently injured when tiny, infinitesimal airborne particles of manganese in the welding fumes enter the nose and mouth and are absorbed into the bloodstream where they cross the blood-brain barrier.
WoodworkHundreds of people die each year from chronic asthmatic conditions caused by air pollution at work. Respirable silica is considered one of the most toxic. Dust at dangerous levels is commonly found in wood mills and in wood product fabrication or manufacturing plants.
Don't worry about what other people thinkMost people are more worried about what other people think than they are about doing the right thing for themselves. Get over it.
Mill Workers & AsthmaBecause of this total disregard for Jose's well-being, dust crept into his lungs gradually, over years, slowly snuffing out his life's force until he died of respiratory failure. He left a grieving widow who was unaware of her right to obtain benefits because of his death.
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