RCW 43.22.005 Deputy directors. The director of labor and industries may appoint and deputize two assistant directors to be known as deputy directors. The director shall designate one deputy director who, in case a vacancy occurs in the office of director, shall continue in charge of the department until a director is appointed and qualified, […]
RCW 43.22.010 Divisions of department—Personnel. The department of labor and industries shall be organized into divisions that promote efficient and effective performance of the duties the agency is charged by statute to administer. The director may appoint such clerical and other assistants as may be necessary for the general administration of the department. [ 1994 […]
RCW 43.22.020 Supervisor of industrial insurance—Appointment—Authority—Personnel. The director of labor and industries shall appoint and deputize an assistant, to be known as the supervisor of industrial insurance, who shall have authority to perform those duties delegated by the director and by statute. The director may appoint and employ such adjusters, medical and other examiners, auditors, […]
RCW 43.22.030 Powers and duties. The director of labor and industries shall: (1) Exercise all the powers and perform all the duties prescribed by law with respect to the administration of workers’ compensation and medical aid in this state; (2) Have the custody of all property acquired by the state at execution sales upon judgments […]
RCW 43.22.035 Printed materials—Department’s duties. When an employer initially files a business license application under chapter 19.02 RCW for the purpose, in whole or in part, of registering to pay industrial insurance taxes, the department must send to the employer any printed material the department recommends or requires the employer to post. Any time the […]
RCW 43.22.040 Supervisor of industrial safety and health—Appointment—Authority—Personnel. The director of labor and industries shall appoint and deputize an assistant, to be known as the supervisor of industrial safety and health, who shall have authority to perform those duties delegated by the director and by statute. The director may appoint and employ such inspectors, clerks, […]
RCW 43.22.050 Powers and duties. The director of labor and industries shall: (1) Exercise all the powers and perform all the duties prescribed by law in relation to the inspection of factories, mills, workshops, storehouses, warerooms, stores and buildings, and the machinery and apparatus therein contained, and steam vessels, and other vessels operated by machinery, […]
RCW 43.22.051 Rule making restricted. For rules adopted after July 27, 1997, the director of the department of labor and industries may not rely solely on a statute’s statement of intent or purpose, on the enabling provisions of the statute establishing the agency, or on any combination of those provisions, for statutory authority to adopt […]
RCW 43.22.052 Five-year formal review process of existing rules. The department of labor and industries must establish and perform, within existing funds, a formal review process of its existing rules every five years. The goal of the review is to decrease the numbers of, simplify the process, and decrease the time required for obtaining licenses, […]
RCW 43.22.053 Supervisor of building and construction safety inspection services—Appointment—Authority—Personnel. The director of labor and industries shall appoint and deputize an assistant, to be known as the supervisor of building and construction safety inspection services, who shall have authority to perform those duties delegated by the director and by statute. The director may appoint and […]
RCW 43.22.260 Supervisor of industrial relations—Appointment—Authority—Personnel. The director of labor and industries shall appoint and deputize an assistant, to be known as the supervisor of industrial relations, who shall have authority to perform those duties delegated by the director and by statute. The director may appoint an assistant to be known as the industrial statistician, […]
RCW 43.22.270 Powers and duties. The director of labor and industries shall have the power, and it shall be the director’s duty: (1) To study and keep in touch with problems of industrial relations and, from time to time, make public reports and recommendations to the legislature; (2) To, with the assistance of the industrial […]
RCW 43.22.282 Industrial welfare committee abolished—Transfer of powers, duties, and functions. The industrial welfare committee established by this chapter is abolished. All powers, duties, and functions of the committee are transferred to the director of labor and industries. [ 1982 c 163 § 16.] NOTES: Severability—Effective date—1982 c 163: See notes following RCW 2.10.052.
RCW 43.22.290 Reports by employers. Every owner, operator, or manager of a factory, workshop, mill, mine, or other establishment where labor is employed, shall make to the department, upon blanks furnished by it, such reports and returns as the department may require, for the purpose of compiling such labor statistics as are authorized by this […]
RCW 43.22.300 Compelling attendance of witnesses and testimony—Penalty. (1) The director may issue subpoenas, administer oaths and take testimony in all matters relating to the duties herein required, such testimony to be taken in some suitable place in the vicinity to which testimony is applicable. (2) Witnesses subpoenaed and testifying before any officer of the […]
RCW 43.22.310 Access to plants—Penalty for refusal. The director or any employee of the department of labor and industries may enter any factory, mill, office, workshop, or public or private works at any time for the purpose of gathering facts and statistics as provided by this chapter, and examine into the methods of protection from […]
RCW 43.22.315 Use of social security numbers in correspondence with third parties. (1) For the purposes of preventing fraud and protecting personal privacy, the department shall examine its current practices in which it discloses the full social security numbers of persons in its correspondence with nongovernmental third parties. (2) If the disclosure of full social […]
RCW 43.22.331 Annual report on workers’ compensation fraud. The department shall annually compile a comprehensive report on workers’ compensation fraud in Washington. The report shall include the department’s activities related to the prevention, detection, and prosecution of worker, employer, and provider fraud and the cost of such activities, as well as the actual and estimated […]
RCW 43.22.335 Manufactured homes, mobile homes, recreational vehicles—Definitions. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 43.22.340 through 43.22.434, 43.22.442, and 43.22.495. (1) “Conversion vending units” means a motor vehicle or recreational vehicle that has been converted or built for the purpose of being used for commercial sales at […]
RCW 43.22.340 Manufactured homes, mobile homes, recreational vehicles—Safety rules—Compliance—Penalty. (1) The director shall adopt specific rules for conversion vending units and medical units. The rules for conversion vending units and medical units shall be established to protect the occupants from fire; to address other life safety issues; and to ensure that the design and construction […]
