Court: L&I Can Recover $147K in Overpayments to Vocational School

A Washington state appeals court has cleared the way for the Department of Labor and Industries to recover nearly $150,000 in overpayments from a vocational school with a job placement rate of 3.9%. The Washington Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected an appeal from Office Careers, affirming that L&I was within its rights to recoup funds and to terminate the school's provider status. L&I revoked Office Careers' authorization and stopped sending it injured workers after a 2019 audit found that the percentage of students employed after completing a training program was well be...