L&I Proposes 2.5% Rate Cut

The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries on Wednesday recommended a 2.5% workers’ compensation rate cut for 2018. The department said the proposed rate cut comes about as a combined result of increased attention to workplace safety, as well as internal efforts to reduce long-term disability and get injured workers back on the job. “L&I has several initiatives underway that are lowering costs by focusing on better outcomes for injured workers,” the department said in a statement. “Some examples include promoting workplace safety, ensuring injured wor...