Here’s a little extra political fodder for those of you voters in Washington state. The Seattle Times is reporting that the Washington Legislature was led astray by the Department of Labor & Industries who purportedly lied about the 2011 rates for workers compensation, in an effort to prev[...]
Archive for the ‘Workers Compensation’ Category
September 28th, 2010 - 10:05 am § in Construction Liability, Insurance, Legislation & Law, New Laws, Workers Compensation
I-1082: Is Private Workers Compensation Coming to Washington?
Most contractors in the State of Washington are quite aware of the State’s monopoly on workers compensation. The Department of Labor & Industries requires the vast majority of contractors to purchase, what Washington calls, industrial insurance directly from the State of Washington. Well, [...]
August 27th, 2010 - 10:14 am § in Case Law, Construction Liability, Employment & Labor, Legislation & Law, Managing Risks, Workers Compensation
Are You a Contractor or Employee?: The Dreaded 1099 Dilemma
There has been a long standing rule that unregistered contractors cannot recover payment of contract sums for construction work. The theory is that a person or entity cannot actually perform construction work unless they are registered. If they cannot legally perform the work – they can[...]
April 16th, 2010 - 7:33 pm § in Case Law, Construction Liability, Legislation & Law, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation
WA Supreme Court Decides Disclosure of Worker’s Immigration Status is Prejudicial
A case was decided by the Washington Supreme Court yesterday that has an impact on the Washington construction world. The case deals with whether or not a court should permit the disclosure of a worker’s illegal immigrant status in a workers injury case. In Salas v. Hi-Tech Erectors, No. 80653[...]
April 15th, 2010 - 8:06 am § in Construction Liability, Construction News, Managing Risks, Personal Injury, Public Contracting, Workers Compensation
Remote Monitoring of Construction Sites Offers Good Risk Management Tool for Builders and Public Works
In the new wave of technology, we aim to make life easier and more efficient. We also find new ways to eliminate risk and protect ourselves. The goal is to simplify our methods and attain better information. Contractors would be wise to look into job site camera monitoring. The utilization of camera[...]
April 2nd, 2010 - 1:39 pm § in Construction Liability, Construction News, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation
Washington Supreme Court to Look at Workers Compensation Claims
A new case opinion of note was issued today by the Washington Supreme Court. The case involves resolution of worker injury claims for construction companies (though it would apply to all companies of any industry). In Williams v. Leone & Keeble, Inc., No. 83743-1, construction employee Delbert W[...]
