L&I Proposes Several Rules Changes

The Washington Department of Labor & Industries has proposed three rules changes and scheduled a Sept. 8 public hearing on one of the proposed amendments, which would impact how occupational disease claims are included in retrospective rating adjustments.The proposed language to be included in WAC 296-17-90445 will explain how chargeable claim costs are assigned to retro and non-retro employers, and that claim costs not assigned to any employer will be eliminated from the retro processes through the calculation of the performance adjustment factor,  the division said.The division will...