WSR 14-01-008 INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES [Filed December 5, 2013, 8:30 a.m.]
Under RCW 34.05.230, following are policy and interpretive statements issued by the department of labor and industries regarding the insurance services division policies.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please call Suchi Sharma at (360) 902-6744.
Suchi Sharma
Counsel for Executive Policy
Government Affairs and Policy Division
Insurance Services Division: Claims Specialty Services.
New Policy: Management Update, Communication with Represented Workers.
This management update clarifies the department's standard practice to honor requests by workers to have their attorneys represent them in matters pertaining to their claims.
Date Issued: August 9, 2013.
Contact: Nancy Lach, P.O. Box 44208, Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 902-4379, nancy.lach@lni.wa.gov.
Amended Policy 1.35: Releasing Claim Information and Claim-Specific Information.
This policy applies whenever the department or self-insured employer receives a request for claim information. This policy does not apply to crime victims' compensation claims under chapter 7.68 RCW. This policy is updated to add additional clarification and to reflect current practice.
Due to reconsideration of RCW 51.28.070, state fund and self-insured employers and their authorized representatives may review all claim files of a worker who has a claim pending with the requesting employer. The employer may review open and closed claims and claims by the worker filed against other employers regardless of the body part or condition. This is a change from the 1998 policy restricting employer access to claims of their own injured workers with any pending claims with injuries to the same area of the body. Policy point #9 has been added to clarify who [is] entitled to have access to claim file information when a worker dies.
Management Memo, Releasing Claim Information: Employer Requests, dated 11-29-12, is deleted. The information in the management memo is included in the 5-24-13 policy update.
Date Issued: May 24, 2013.
Contact: Nancy Lach, P.O. Box 44208, Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 902-4379, nancy.lach@lni.wa.gov.
Amended Policy 5.12: Determining Eligibility for Time-Loss Compensation When Employer Pays Worker - Kept on Salary (KOS).
This policy is changed from an interim to a formal policy and applies whenever a worker is KOS by a state fund or self-insured employer. This policy is updated to add additional clarification and to reflect current practice.
Date Issued: November 22, 2013.
Contact: Nancy Lach, P.O. Box 44208, Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 902-4379, nancy.lach@lni.wa.gov.
Insurance Services Division: Employer Services.
New Policy 64.04: Reporting Hours - Limousine and Cabulance Industries.
This is a new policy that outlines the methods that the department of labor and industries will allow businesses in the limousine and cabulance industries to report hours of all vehicle operators.
The owner of a limousine or a cabulance must report each quarter by one of the following methods:
Date Issued: April 18, 2012.
Contact: Jo Anne Attwood, P.O. Box 44148, Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 902-4777, joanne.attwood@lni.wa.gov. | ||||