The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) updated its rulemaking website
Rules filed December 2, 2025
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Division: Division of Labor Standards (formerly Fraud Prevention and Labor Standards) – Employment Standards
Topic: Adoption (CR-103) – Labor Standards Statute Alignment (ESHB 1875, SSB 5101, and ESHB 1332 Implementation)
Brief Description: This rulemaking amended Chapters 296-128 and 296-135 WAC to align with recently passed legislation:
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Substitute Senate Bill 5101 (Chapter 375, Laws of 2025) added “hate crimes” to the acceptable uses of leave under the Domestic Violence Leave Act, in addition to domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
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Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1875 (Chapter 170, Laws of 2025) expanded allowable use of paid sick leave to include immigration proceedings for both employees and drivers of Transportation Network Companies (TNCs).
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Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1332 (Chapter 229, Laws of 2025) requires electronic receipts and weekly notices contain information on financial incentives, promotions, or bonuses paid to a Transportation Network driver. The TNC must make records of per trip receipts from the previous 24 months available in a single aggregated, searchable, downloadable format, such as a CSV file or searchable PDF file, within three business days of a driver’s request.
Effective date: January 2, 2026
Additional information about this rulemaking:
CR-103 Adoption
Adoption Language
Concise Explanatory Statement (CES)
Division: Division of Occupational Safety & Health (DOSH)
Topic: Adoption (CR-103) – Cranes, Rigging, and Personnel Lifting – Technical Correction (Qualified Evaluator)
Brief Description: This rulemaking made a technical correction to the definition of qualified evaluator (employer) under WAC 296-155-52902. A comprehensive update to Chapter 296-155 WAC, Part L, which regulates the use of cranes in construction, was adopted in August 2025 under WSR 25-16-089. An oversight in the definition of qualified evaluator (employer) was identified after the amended rule was adopted. The definition needed to be updated to ensure alignment and parity with the definition of qualified evaluator (third party). This also aligns with the substantive requirements established in WAC 296-155-53301, 296-155-53303, and 296-155-53416, which set the qualification requirements for lift directors, A/D directors, and certain equipment operators, which specifically include use of an employer’s qualified evaluator to accurately assess whether individuals meet the qualification requirements in Chapter 296-155 WAC, Part L.
Effective date: January 2, 2026
Additional information about this rulemaking:
CR-103 Adoption
Adoption Language
Division: Insurance Services – Health Services Analysis
Topic: Preproposal (CR-101) – Medical Aid Rules - Conversion Factors
Brief Description: The purpose of this rulemaking is to consider updates to the Medical Aid Rules. These updates are made annually regarding rate setting for most professional health care services for injured workers. These updates may also impact rates for health care services provided to crime victims. The current rules describe elements used in the process of updating the maximum allowable payments for most professional health care services. These elements are set in rule in order to follow the established methodologies of L&I and maintain consistency with the Health Care Authority and Medicaid Purchasing Administration.
Specifically, any proposed rule changes will consider the following:
- WAC 296-20-135: Updating the conversion factors used by L&I for calculating reimbursement rates for most professional health care and anesthesia services. Updating the conversion factors to correspond to changes in the medical procedure codes, the relative value units, and anesthesia base units. These changes would enable L&I to continue a reimbursement methodology consistent with other state agencies. Cost-of-living adjustments may be incorporated into the changes in the conversion factors.
- WAC 296-23-220 and 296-23-230: Updating the maximum daily reimbursement level for physical and occupational therapy services so L&I may, if necessary, give cost-of-living adjustments to affected providers.
Additional information about this rulemaking:
CR-101 Preproposal
Division: Customer Service, Compliance, and Public Safety (formerly Field Services and Public Safety) – Contractor Registration Program, Electrical Program, Elevator Program, Plumbers Program, and Factory Assembled Structures Program
Topic: Preproposal (CR-101) – Public Safety Program Fee Increases (FY27)
Brief Description: The purpose of this rulemaking is to consider amendments to the fees for Contractor Registration, Electrical, Elevator, Factory Assembled Structures, and Plumber rules. The amendments under consideration would increase fees by the fiscal growth factor for fiscal year 2027 to cover operating expenses for the programs. The current fee levels are insufficient to cover current program expenses.
Additional information about this rulemaking:
CR-101 Preproposal
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