Washington Workers’ Compensation & Injury Blog
Personal Injury Basics: Car Crashes and Beyond
Our firm focuses on Worker’s Compensation, Personal Injury, and Social Security Disability cases. You or a friend may have been…
read more...2023 Cost of Living Adjustments: What you Need to Know
Effective July 1, 2023, injured workers will see a 2.01% cost of living adjustment (COLA) to their time loss compensation…
read more...More New Workers Compensation Laws – 2023 Legislative Update
Recording of Compelled Medical Exams (or IMEs) was the big news for injured workers this legislative session (see our prior…
read more...SSWC Welcomes New Attorney, Payton Focht, to the Team
Please join us in welcoming our newest associate attorney, Payton B. Focht. Payton started in April 2023. She is currently…
read more...Law Gives Workers New Rights When Attending an IME
A new law passed in 2023 provides injured workers with certain rights when they are required to attend an “independent…
read more...How to Win Your Social Security Disability Case
GETTING STARTED So, you’ve recently had some kind of accident or injury, you’ve come down with a serious illness, or…
read more...Loss of Earning Power Benefits
Did you know that you may be entitled to wage loss benefits even if you are able to work or…
read more...New Legal Assistant, Samantha Vitatoe, Joins the Firm
Please join us in welcoming our newest legal assistant, Samantha Vitatoe. Sam is David Lauman’s worker’s compensation legal assistant and…
read more...Tips on Navigating the Compelled Medical Exam (formerly known as an IME)
If you are injured at work in Washington State, you are likely to be covered under the Industrial Insurance Act,…
read more...Sara Sanders appointed Chair of the WSAJ Workers’ Compensation Section
Congratulations to attorney, Sara B. Sanders, on being appointed Chair of the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ) Worker’s Compensation…
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