In the case of Dept. of Labor and Industries v. A Place for Rover, Inc., the Court held that service providers are not “working under an independent contract” when abiding by a terms of service agreement (TOS) of an online platform through which customers of the platform can connect with and contract for their services.
read more...The Washington Court of Appeals issued a ruling on August 6, 2019 that may affect self-insured employers’ decisions when authorizing treatment under a workers’ compensation claim.
read more...“Obesity is not merely the status of being overweight. Obesity is recognized by the medical community as a primary disease” according to a majority opinion in the case of Casey Taylor et al. v. Burlington Northern Railroad Holdings Inc. et…
read more...Murray v. State of Washington, Dep’t of Labor & Indus. (Dec. 6, 2018) Washington Supreme Court This ruling by the Washington Supreme Court complicates the relationship between the Health Technology Assessment program (“HTA”)’s Health Technology Clinical Committee (“HTCC”)’s coverage determinations…
read more...Wallace, Klor, Mann, Capener & Bishop, P.C. 2017 Year in Review Presented by John Klor 2017 was a busy year. Read John Klor’s presentation 2017 Year in Review, focusing on Washington State Court Updates and Washington State Board of Industrial…
read more...On January 29, 2018, the Court of Appeals of the State of Washington discussed the issue of whether subjective evidence of an industrial injury worsening could solely be used to reopen a claim. Learn about the case that prompted this discussion – Hendrickson v. Labor and Industries.
read more...February 9, 2017: The Washington Supreme Court recently issued an opinion related to RCW 51.32.185, the firefighter presumption and in particular, addressed the issue of how the statute operates with regard to the burden of proof at the trial court level.
read more...Washington Court of Appeals: Self-Insured Employers May Recover Noneconomic Damages Under the IIA’s Third Party Action Statute.
read more...Washington High Court: Self-Insurers May Recoup Overpayments, Within One Year, Regardless of Whether the Underlying Order was Temporary or Binding.
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