Category: L&I

Generally speaking, workers’ compensation is available to any employee who is injured or acquires certain types of illnesses at the workplace, or during work-related…

What is L&I? L&I stands for the Department of Labor and Industries in Washington State, the government agency responsible for workers’ compensation. In this…

In Washington, workers’ comp is handled mostly by the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I), but some employers are self-insured. A lawyer can find…

The long-term economic losses of workers with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), whose common symptoms include numbness and weakening of the hand muscles, have long…

President Donald Trump on Saturday signed executive orders replacing the expired $600 weekly unemployment benefit with $400 per week and deferring payroll taxes after…

Mental illness is one of the most pervasive disabilities in the workforce. But unlike physical disabilities that may be outwardly noticeable, mental afflictions often…

A long delayed update to America’s overtime pay system has finally passed in Washington D.C., and the changes could usher in far more generous…

In a recent NYT article on “The Death of the Sick Day,” respondents flooded the comment section to say that it had been years—even…

In her late twenties, business writer Cat Fu was diagnosed with stomach cancer. After the doctors operated, she returned to Japan and tried to…