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October 2023
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Things to do now

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*File your quarterly report for L&I?*

The easiest way to file your quarterly report and pay your insurance premiums is at www.Lni.wa.gov/QuarterlyReports [ [link removed] ]. Online reporting automatically calculates premiums for you, limiting errors and miscalculations. If you do not have online access, please contact the Employer Services Help Line at 360-902-4817.?

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*Schedule an Early Return to Work Consultation (ERTWC)*

Our services include brainstorming possible light-duty opportunities, developing non-claim job descriptions, conducting ergonomic evaluations, and providing education about L&I?s financial incentive programs. Take a step towards a renewed return-to-work culture by scheduling a consultation today!

Find us on the L&I website Build a Return to Work Plan for Your Business [ [link removed] ]?for more info and to schedule a consultation for your business. Join one of our upcoming webinars to learn more. To register, go to:?Prepare for the Unexpected:? How to Develop a Return to Work Culture [ [link removed] ].



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Check out the latest about COVID- 19 claims

L&I continues to cover prior COVID-19 claim costs and is not including these costs in the calculation of the 2024 rates.Early in the pandemic, the agency decided that COVID-19 claims would not affect employers' future rates while under a state of emergency. The COVID-19 relief was lifted July 1, 2023, and these costs will return to the rate calculations for 2026 rates.

Workers' Compensation Coverage and Coronavirus (COVID-19) Common Questions (wa.gov) [ [link removed] ]

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Things to know now

*Washington's minimum wage is increasing?*

Washington?s minimum wage is going up to $16.28 an hour effective Jan. 1, 2024, a 3.4 percent increase over 2023. Cities can set minimum wages higher than the state. Seattle, SeaTac, and Tukwila, have higher wages. The state minimum wage applies to workers age 16 and older. Under state law, employers can pay 85 percent of the minimum wage to workers ages 14-15. For 2024, the wage for that younger group will be $13.84 per hour.?

L&I updated the rules for exempt workers in 2020, creating an eight-year implementation schedule [ [link removed] ] that incrementally raises the multiplier until it reaches 2.5 times in 2028. The pace of the increase is based on the size of the employer.

Learn more about the increase by reading our News Release [ [link removed] ].?

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Stay at Work web page ? redesigned!

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Visit www.Lni.wa.gov/StayAtWork [ [link removed] ] (same URL, all-new content) to watch the new promo video, and check out the tabs for each step in the reimbursement process:


* Create a light-duty job description [ [link removed] ]
* Apply for wage reimbursement [ [link removed] ]
* Apply for expense reimbursement [ [link removed] ]

At the bottom of the page, you?ll see buttons to Login to My L&I [ [link removed] ] and apply for reimbursement.


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*L&I now has a Spanish website for customers*

L&I Spanish Website Preview

You can view every webpage of Lni.wa.gov [ [link removed] ] in Spanish or English by simply selecting ?Espa?ol? or ?English? in the top left corner. Pages look and work the same in both languages, and new alert notifications easily identify any links, files and tools not in Spanish and provide other options.

With more than 650 pages of information now bilingual, our Spanish web content is more comprehensive, better organized, and easier to navigate. For example, you can nw easily find information in Spanish on how to verify your subcontractor?s workers? compensation account status or how to file an employer?s report of accident.

"Read L&I?s?Spanish Website Announcement [ [link removed] ] for more information and resources and visit Lni.wa.gov/espanol [ [link removed] ] today."

*Ya est? disponible una experiencia en l?nea mejor y m?s f?cil de usar en espa?ol*. Puede ver todas las p?ginas web de Lni.wa.gov [ [link removed] ] en espa?ol o en ingl?s con s?lo seleccionar "Espa?ol" o "English" en la esquina superior izquierda. Las p?ginas tienen el mismo aspecto y funcionan igual en ambos idiomas, y las nuevas notificaciones de alerta identifican f?cilmente los enlaces, archivos y herramientas que no est?n en espa?ol y ofrecen otras opciones.

Con m?s de 650 p?ginas de informaci?n ahora biling?e, nuestro contenido web en espa?ol es m?s completo, est? mejor organizado y es m?s f?cil de navegar. Por ejemplo, ahora puede encontrar f?cilmente informaci?n en espa?ol sobre c?mo verificar el estado de la cuenta del seguro de compensaci?n para trabajadores de su subcontratista o c?mo presentar un reporte de accidente del empleador.

Para obtener m?s informaci?n y recursos, lea el anuncio del sitio web en espa?ol [ [link removed] ] de L&I y visite Lni.wa.gov/espanol [ [link removed] ] hoy.



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Spotlight: Education & Training

*Employment Standards announces a new addition *to its monthly webinar schedule. Beginning Oct. 24, *?Employer?s Guide to Paid Sick Leave Rights?* will be presented by L&I Paid Sick Leave Specialist Nick Burrow. This webinar is a review of the rules and regulations dealing with paid sick leave rights, including information on accrual, use of paid sick leave, and employer resources. The program is presented on the fourth Tuesday of each month.?

*Do you know what to do when you have a workers? compensation claim?* If you don?t it could cost you. Join our Monthly webinar *"**Managing Claims to Control Your Industrial Insurance Costs"*?and learn how to manage your claims so they don?t manage you. These informative webinars take place on the third Tuesday of the month at 11:00 a.m.?

To register for these webinars, visit L&I?s Workshops and Training Center [ [link removed] ] web page.



Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected] <[email protected]> or call 360-902-4599.

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