WAC 357-19-525. What are the employer's responsibilities for return-to-work?

Each employer must: (1) Adopt a written return-to-work policy. (2) Designate an employer representative to be responsible for coordinating the employer's return-to-work program. (3) Provide information on the employer's return-to-work policy to employees. (4) Provide training of appropriate supervisors on implementation of the employer return-to-work policy, including but not limited to assessment of the appropriateness of the return-to-work job for the employee; general knowledge of available return-to-work options and resources available. (5) Coordinate participation of applicable employee assistance programs, as appropriate. (6) If possible, provide time-limited opportunities to employees who are in the return-to-work program.