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Vocational Retraining is a workers’ compensation option to help you return to work.

Vocational Retraining is a workers’ compensation option to help you return to work.

by Peter Abbarno | Feb 16, 2024 | Workers Compensation

If you qualify for vocational retraining, your vocational rehabilitation counselor (VRC) will explain the vocational process to you. The VRC will work with you to develop a retraining plan aimed at helping you return to work. They will also help you understand your...
New Law Creates ‘Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealings’ in Worker’s Compensation

New Law Creates ‘Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealings’ in Worker’s Compensation

by Peter Abbarno | May 23, 2023 | Workers Compensation

The Workers’ Compensation attorneys with Althauser Rayan Abbarno say some employers have a new ‘duty of good faith and fair dealings’ with how they manage claims from injured employees. The new law specifies that self-insured municipal employers,...
Workers’ Rights during Compelled Medical Exams

Workers’ Rights during Compelled Medical Exams

by Peter Abbarno | May 8, 2023 | Uncategorized, Workers Compensation

According to the injury attorneys with Althauser Rayan Abbarno, injured workers required to participate in a compelled medical exam approved by the Department of Labor and Industries, have the right to make an audio or video recording of the examination for their...
Workers’ Compensation expanded for psychologists in mental health claims

Workers’ Compensation expanded for psychologists in mental health claims

by Peter Abbarno | May 5, 2023 | Workers Compensation

Injured workers in Washington suffering from mental health-only claims will have the opportunity to select a licensed psychologist as an attending provider in their Workers’ Compensation claim. The Industrial Insurance Act (Act) provides that a worker who is...
State to regulate workplace ergonomic injuries

State to regulate workplace ergonomic injuries

by Peter Abbarno | Apr 25, 2023 | Workers Compensation

Despite the debate whether the State should regulate workplace ergonomics injuries, also known as musculoskeletal injuries, and injures related to repetitive motion, the Washington state Legislature passed a new law that would reverse an Initiative passed by Voters in...
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