Department Timely Denies Worker's Request to Reopen Claim

The Washington Court of Appeals ruled that the Department of Labor & Industries timely denied a worker’s request to reopen his claim more than 90 days after it was filed because it acted within 90 days after the closure became final. Case: Laskowski v. Department of Labor & Industries, No. 40069-7-III, 04/10/2025, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: The Department of Labor & Industries allowed Zbigniew Laskowski’s workers’ compensation claim for a back injury in 2006. The department closed the claim in 2008 with a Category III permanent partial disab...