Author: Morgan Terhune
WA BIIA 2025 Significant Decisions
Every year, the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals designates a handful of decisions and orders as “significant.” The Board identified five new significant decisions from 2025 that relate to workers’ compensation laws. Significant decisions are selected because they “have an analysis or decision of substantial importance” to the Board in…
Mark Your Calendars: Inflation Adjustments Take Effect July 1, 2026, for Washington Employers
Washington’s statutory inflation adjustment to penalties for certain violations of workers’ compensation laws will take effect July 1, 2026. The anticipated adjustment for 2026 is 12%. Inflation adjustments are relatively new to workers’ compensation penalties in Washington. Most penalties remained stable from 1985 until September 1, 2020, when the Washington…
