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While working within the State of Washington, if you suffer a work related injury or an occupationally related disease, you are entitled to certain benefits under Washington's Industrial Insurance Act/Workers' Compensation system. The primary goal of the workers' compensation system is to provide maximum reasonable and necessary medical benefits, which will likely result in some significant reduction in the impairment or disability caused by the work related injury or occupationally related disease. Washington's workers' compensation system is administered by the Department of Labor and Industries.
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Total Permanent Disability or Pension
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If your job related disability or impairment is to the extent that you are permanently unable to perform any type of reasonably continuous gainful employment, the Department of Labor and Industries may determine that you are totally and permanently disabled. When this determination is made, you are entitled to pension benefits for life. These pension determinations usually do not come easily and in fact may be vigorously contested, by either your employer or the Department of Labor and Industries. Such determinations can be aided by a careful presentation of medical and vocational proof, almost always best accomplished by an attorney experienced in the system that the Department of Labor and Industries uses. Thoughtful and diplomatic communication with the Department can identify those workers who should be placed on the pension roles without the necessity of litigation.
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