RCW 51.28.080

Determination of compensation for temporary total disability—Notification of employer.

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 106 Wash. App. 309 - South Bend School District No. 118 v. White (2001)

Most recently applied in 106 Wash. App. 309 - South Bend School District No. 118 v. White (May 2001)

2005 c 108 s 4; 1985 c 338 s 2.

(1) An employer shall be promptly notified by the department when:

(a) The department has received an application for compensation under this title. If the employer is a state fund employer, the department shall instruct the employer to submit a report of accident form and provide a telephone number for assistance in the reporting process; and

(b) It has determined that a worker of that employer is entitled to compensation under RCW 51.32.090.

(2) Notification shall include, in nontechnical language, an explanation of the employer's rights under this title.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.