Injured workers in Washington state would be allowed to perform light-duty work for nonprofit organizations approved by the Department of Labor and Industries, under a bill scheduled for a Thursday hearing.
Senate Bill 5368, by Sen. Karen Keiser, D-Des Moines, seeks to create more opportunities for people to return to work and for employers to take advantage of a stay-at-work program by allowing the flexibility of having injured workers do light-duty work for nonprofits.
The bill would allow employers to offer off-site, light-duty return-to-work programs, subject to the following conditi...
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