Industrial Insurance (Worker's
Compensation)
Department of Labor & Industries
Insurance Services
Employer Services
Contact: (360) 902-4817
Fax: (360) 902-4720 or (360) 902-4721
Web Site: www.lni.wa.gov
Any employer who employs a “worker"
in Washington State must register with the Department of Labor and Industries
for industrial insurance (worker’s compensation). Worker's compensation
coverage must be purchased through the Department of Labor & Industries
(L&I).
Premiums paid by employers and workers
pay for medical care for job-related injuries and illnesses, as well as wage
replacement when the injury or illness is serious enough to miss work. The
system, in place since 1911, provides prompt payment to injured workers and
protects employers from litigation.
Washington's industrial insurance law RCW
51.08.180 states:
"Worker" means every person in
this state who is engaged in the employment of an employer under this title,
whether by way of manual labor or otherwise in the course of his or her
employment; also every person in this state who is engaged in the employment of
or who is working under an independent contract, the essence of which is his or
her personal labor for an employer under this title, whether by way of manual
labor or otherwise, in the course of his or her employment.
Effective January 1, 2009 to December 31,
2009, the production company will have to pay a composite rate based on the
categories and codes listed below for worker compensation.
Effective January 1, 2009 to December 31,
2009, the employer may deduct the amount listed below based on categories and
codes from the employee's check for pension and medical for which the employee
is responsible.
Composite rates for other categories for
2009:
| Nature of Work |
Classification
Code |
Composite
Rate
|
Payroll
Deduction |
| Motion Picture Production |
6608 |
1.0219 |
0.18125 |
| Radio, Television, All other employees |
4502 |
0.1602
|
0.06050 |
Click here for a complete list.
Click on “2009 Hourly Rates by Risk
Classification Code and Fund.” On that table you will see all the rates. Right
next to “Comp Rate'” is the “Payroll Deduction.” This is the hourly amount that
an employer can take from their employee to help offset their Comp Rate.
This rate is adjusted every January. Call
the Department of Labor and Industries, Employer Services after January 1, 2007
to verify composite rate and employee deduction.
To find definitions for Industrial
Insurance, click on http://www.leg.wa.gov/RCW/index.cfm?fuseaction=
chapterdigest&chapter=51.08
Scroll down to the appropriate subject.