L&I Proposes Revisions to Self-Directed Vocational Training Rules

The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries will hold a hearing in August on proposed changes to rules governing self-directed vocational training benefits. Workers injured in Washington who qualify for vocational training can participate in a plan approved by L&I, option 1, or to create their own training plan, option 2. Proposed rules would state that option 2 vocational services are authorized when the department accepts the worker’s decision to create his or her own training plan. Proposed rules would also clarify that services can be provided only upon request fr...