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What is an Independent Medical Exam?
Employees suffering from a work-related injury, disability or illness are often required to have an Independent Medical Exam (or IME). What is an Independent Medical Exam? If you become injured or...
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Injury Rates Improve for Washington State Workers
Survey results released by the Department of Labor & Industries show that job sites across Washington became safer in 2010, continuing a trend that started over a decade ago. According to the...
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Union Membership Continues to Decline
Union membership in Washington State and the U.S. has fallen yet another year, continuing a trend now spanning several decades. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, membership rates in 2011...
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Dead Doctor Dilemma Resolved by Workers’ Compensation Commission
Two weeks ago we reported the story of Arkansas worker Lauren Eason, who was denied a change of physician even though her doctor had died in December. Eason had already switched physicians earlier in...
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Labor & Industries Medical Provider Network Now Accepting Applications
Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries has now begun to accept applications for the state workers’ compensation medical network, which will launch in 2013. Network providers will give...
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Am I Required to Complete an Independent Medical Exam?
In the state of Washington, workers you have the right to choose their own doctor (or remain with their regular family physician) while receiving treatment for a work injury. Yet in some cases an...
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What if an Independent Medical Examination Doctor Says My Workers’ Comp Claim...
In Washington State, workers have the right to choose their own doctor (often the patient’s family doctor) to administer care for a work injury. Within the Department of Labor and Industries, and the...
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The Dangers Of Workplace Anxiety
The vast number of U.S. workers claim to periodically suffer from depression, anxiety and stress; moreover, every year an alarming percent are diagnosed with chronic mental health issues related to...
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Is an Independent Medical Examination Mandatory?
Is an Independent Medical Examination Mandatory? - Emery | Reddy, PLLC, Seattle L&I AttorneysInjured workers involved in a workers’ compensation claim often receive notice from the Department of...
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Left-Handed Workers Earn Less Than Righties Emery Reddy - Emery | Reddy, PLLC, Seattle L&I AttorneysWhen it comes to worker pay, being right-handed gives you … well, the upper hand. Many...
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Left-Handed Workers Earn Less Than Righties Emery Reddy - Emery | Reddy, PLLC, Seattle L&I Attorneys When it comes to worker pay, being right-handed gives you … well, the upper hand. Many...
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