Workers' Compensation Attorneys

Workers' Compensation Overview

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Filing the Claim

Filing a Workers' Compensation Claim

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If you've been injured on the job, inform your employer of the accident as soon as possible and ask if you need to file a State Fund work injury claim or a Self-Insured claim. The benefits to you are the same, but the process is different.

How to File a Workers' Compensation Claim
If your employer is insured through the Department of Labor & Industries' State Fund, your doctor's office will have the claim form. Your doctor will examine you and complete a Report of Industrial Injury or Occupational Disease form (for State Fund eligible employees). If your employer is Self-Insured, the claim form will be available to you through the Human Resource Office.

You can see the doctor of your choice. Your doctor will determine whether or not you can return to work. Doctors have five (5) days to file workman's comp claims with the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I). L&I will send you a Claim Arrival Card. After your claim is processed, you will receive the Notices of Decision document which will tell you if your claim has been allowed or rejected.

If your claim is allowed and you qualify to receive a time loss compensation benefits or Loss of Earning Power benefits, a check will be mailed to you within fourteen (14) days. If your claim is rejected, there is a process for protesting the decision.

Sound simple? It can be, but seldom is. That's why so many injured workers choose to retain an experienced workers' comp attorney to help negotiate the process and advocate for their interests. If you have a permanent injury, we can help you obtain a work injury settlement. For a free consultation about your workers' comp claim, contact a workers' comp lawyer at Keith S. Douglass & Associates, LLP, today.

 

Helping Injured Workers in Washington for nearly Twenty Years.

Located in Spokane, the workers' compensation law firm of Keith S. Douglass & Associates, LLP, represents clients throughout Washington State, including the cities of Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Bellingham, Olympia, Vancouver, Yakima, Richland, Kennewick, Pasco, Wenatchee, Ellensburg, Moses Lake, Clarkston, Pullman, Colville, and residents of Spokane County, the Tri-Cities area, eastern Washington, and western Washington.