Each worker injured in the course of his or her employment, or his or her family or dependents in case of death of the worker, shall receive compensation in accordance with this chapter, and, except as in this title otherwise provided, such payment shall be in lieu of any and all rights of action whatsoever against any person whomsoever: PROVIDED, That if an injured worker, or the surviving spouse of an injured worker shall not have the legal custody of a child for, or on account of whom payments are required to be made under this title, such payment or payments shall be made to the person or persons having the legal custody of such child but only for the periods of time after the department has been notified of the fact of such legal custody, and it shall be the duty of any such person or persons receiving payments because of legal custody of any child immediately to notify the department of any change in such legal custody.
RCW 51.32.010
Who entitled to compensation. (Effective until July 1, 2026.)
Applied in 85 court decisions — leading case Cockle v. Dept. of Labor and Industries (2001)
Most recently applied in Ten Injured Workers V. State Of Washington (August 2024)
1977 ex.s. c 350 s 37; 1975 1st ex.s. c 224 s 7; 1971 ex.s. c 289 s 40; 1961 c 23 s 51.32.010
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.