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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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Wage Replacement
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While your claim is open and you are receiving medical treatment, if your injury or disease leaves you temporarily unable to work or it reduces your ability to work, you may be entitled to certain wage replacement benefits. These benefits are called time loss compensation and/or loss of earning power. You are not entitled to a one hundred percent replacement of your lost wages. Time loss compensation is awarded at 60% of your wages up to a maximum of 75% of your wages, depending on the number of dependents you have at the time of your injury. During your recovery, you might return to light duty work or part time work. Often times these light duty or part time positions pay significantly less than your position of injury. If that is the case, you are entitled to loss of earning power benefits while your claim is open if the new position wages are a loss of 5% or greater than the wages you earned at the position of injury.
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