Training for both employers and employees

Retainage Requirements Brief (132 KB PDF) Form F215-038-000
This briefly addresses Recent legislation passed by HB 1555 on public improvement contracts over $35,000 and completed after September 30, 2009. Additional reference to the authority to pursue debt from the public agency beyond the retainage is contained in RCW 51.12.050.

Employer Fraud Red Flags (30 KB PDF)
Behaviors that alert L&I (and you, if you have a subcontractor) when an employer may not be paying proper workers' compensation premiums for employees.

Workers' Compensation Discrimination (223 KB PDF English and Spanish)
Information sheet explaining Washington laws intended to prevent employer discrimination against employees who seek worker compensation benefits due to work related injury.

Hiring Workers for Your Business: Are they Independent Contractors or Employees (140 minute on line seminar).
This 140-minute on line seminar is a joint presentation of L&I and the IRS. The Jan. 17, 2008 recording covers in detail both state and federal requirements for hiring independent contractors.