The injured worker or beneficiary shall be entitled to the full compensation and benefits provided by this title regardless of any election or recovery made under this chapter.
RCW 51.24.040
Election or recovery no bar to compensation or benefits.
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case 97 Wash. 2d 880 - Glass v. Stahl Specialty Company (1982)
Most recently applied in Garibay v. State (December 2005)
1977 ex.s. c 85 s 2.
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.