Job Requiring Worker to Read Safety Material Qualified as Valid Light-Duty Work

The Washington Court of Appeals ruled that an injured carpenter received a valid offer of transitional light-duty work when he was given a position that consisted of reading safety information. Case: Richardson v. Department of Labor and Industries, No. 77289-9-I, 12/24/2018, published. Facts: Aaron Richardson is a journeyman carpenter. He injured his back in 2014 while employed as a vertical foreman for Conco & Conco Pumping. Richardson received time-loss compensation for his back injury. In June 2015, Richardson received a letter on Associated General Contractors’  letterhe...