In-person:
Department of Labor & Industries
7273 Linderson Way SW, Room S119
Tumwater, WA 98501

Olympia-Tumwater, L&I Office Location

To join on your computer or mobile app (Zoom):
https://lni-wa-gov.zoom.us/j/85650691140?pwd=a0NDeFBBR2pJYjh2eFpRS0FrRWdJZz09
Meeting ID: 856 5069 1140
Passcode: GF&FDR1521

To join by phone (audio only):
253-205-0468
Meeting ID: 856 5069 1140
Passcode: 8789583741

The hearing will start at 10:00 a.m. and continue until all oral comments are received.

L&I encourages the submittal of written comments, due by 5:00 p.m. on March 29, 2024.

The purpose of this rulemaking is to implement Substitute House Bill 1521 (SHB 1521), Chapter 293, Laws of 2023, and RCW 51.14.180 requires L&I to adopt rules to identify applications of the duty of good faith and fair dealing and to determine criteria for setting appropriate penalties for violations. Rule changes were also needed to support processes necessary in the event a self-insurer must be decertified, such as by accruing three violations of the duty of good faith and fair dealing in three years. Additional amendments were made to chapter 296-15 WAC, Workers' compensation self-insurance rules and regulations, to clarify or streamline agency processes related to the topics of rule adoption.