Author: Madeline Mahugh

September 5, 2024
by Madeline Mahugh

Washington Proposed Rule-Making for Third Party Recording: Additional Red Tape in an Already Onerous System?

Since the implementation of new rules allowing claimants to record examinations requested by the Department or Self-Insurer in 2023 employers have encountered increased difficulty in…

February 27, 2024
by Madeline Mahugh

Guidance on a Washington Workers’ Compensation Occupational Disease in a Post-COVID (Presumption) Era

The Washington Department of Labor & Industries lifted its COVID coverage presumption on April 11, 2023. Under the presumption, frontline workers who tested positive for…

August 10, 2023
by Madeline Mahugh

Washington Department of Labor & Industries Implement Changes to Red Card Appeals Processes and Discrimination Adjudication Processes in August

The Washington Department of Labor & Industries intends to implement the provisions of 2021’s Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1097 later this month. This bill made…