WAC 296-15-257

WAC 296-15-257. When a self-insured employer is subject to corrective action or withdrawal of certification as instituted by the director

Last amended: 2024Year: 2026Length: 233 wordsOfficial source
(1) This section applies to withdrawal of certification or corrective action instituted by the director pursuant to RCW 51.14.080 and/or 51.14.095 . (2) The director or the director's designee shall take corrective action against a self-insured employer if the director determines that: (a) The self-insured employer is not following proper industrial insurance claims procedures; (b) The self-insured employer's accident prevention program is inadequate; (c) The employer no longer meets the requirements of a self-insurer; (d) The self-insurer's deposit is insufficient; (e) The self-insurer intentionally or repeatedly induces employees to fail to report injuries, induces workers to treat injuries in the course of employment as off-the-job injuries, persuades workers to accept less than the compensation due, or unreasonably makes it necessary for workers to resort to proceedings against the employer to obtain compensation; (f) The self-insurer habitually fails to comply with rules and regulations of the director regarding reports or other requirements necessary to carry out the purposes of this title; (g) The self-insurer habitually engages in a practice of arbitrarily or unreasonably refusing employment to applicants for employment or discharging employees because of nondisabling bodily conditions; (h) The self-insurer fails to pay an insolvency assessment under the procedures established pursuant to RCW 51.14.077 ; or (i) A self-insured employer violated the duty of good faith and fair dealing two times within a three-year period. (3) Corrective action taken shall follow WAC 296-15-260 .
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