Governor Signs Bill Allowing L&I to Administer Claims for Decertified Self-Insurers

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Wednesday signed a bill allowing the state Department of Labor and Industries to administer and pay workers’ compensation claims when a self-insured employer has been decertified. The department is required to decertify self-insured employers that have an insufficient security deposit or engage in prohibited actions such as inducing workers not to report injuries or arbitrarily refusing employment because of nondisabling conditions. House Bill 1275, by Rep. Shaun Scott, D-Seattle, would direct L&I to adopt rules to fulfill a decertified self-ins...