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WARP News
L&I Adopts (CR-103) – Longshore and Waterfront Operations & Restrooms in Ports and Railyards
Brief Description: One purpose of this rulemaking is to align Chapter 296-56 WAC, Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations, with the requirements of Substitute House Bill 1706 (Chapter 204, Laws of 2022), codified under RCW...
Construction and USL&H
One of the most confusing industries for determining whether a project is USL&H or not, is construction! Figuring out whether USL&H applies in a certain situation can be frustrating and difficult. This determination hasn't been any easier in the courts. For...
State of WA Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals Lists 2024 Significant Cases
The WA Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals has published its 2024 list of significant decisions. See the list here: New significant decisions
National USL&H News
- Longshore Insider Podcast | Earning Trust and Credibility
- Understanding Subrogation Under the Longshore Act: How Employers Can Reduce Claim Costs
- Supervisor Development: Implementing Strategic Plans | SOS Podcast
- Ninth Circuit Issues Decision in Novel Hearing Loss Case
- Suitable Alternative Employment: How Many Jobs Must an Employer Identify?
- Benefits Review Board Upholds Scope of Zone of Special Danger Doctrine in DBA Case
- Longshore Insider Podcast | Developing Effective Safety Programs
- Government Shutdown’s Impact on the DBA Industry
- Noise Is Expensive: How a Simple Program Can Prevent Costly Hearing Loss Claims
- National Average Weekly Wage Surpasses $1,000
- Part One: Review of Insurance Compliance Provisions Under the Longshore Act
- Longshore Insider Podcast | Developing Safety Supervisors
- Longshore Claims: Lack of Credibility and the Impact on the Weight of Medical Evidence
- From Defense Base Act to Defense [Sp]ace Act?
- Another Claim of Record Jones Act Award
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