51.52.120 – Attorney’s fee before department or board—Unlawful attorneys’ fees.
RCW 51.52.120 Attorney’s fee before department or board—Unlawful attorneys’ fees. (1) Except for claim resolution settlement agreements, it shall be unlawful for an attorney engaged in the representation of any worker or beneficiary to charge for services in the department any fee in excess of a reasonable fee, of not more than thirty percent of […]
51.52.075 – Appeal from order terminating provider’s authority to provide services—Department petition for order immediately suspending provider’s eligibility to participate.
RCW 51.52.075 Appeal from order terminating provider’s authority to provide services—Department petition for order immediately suspending provider’s eligibility to participate. When a provider files with the board an appeal from an order terminating the provider’s authority to provide services related to the treatment of industrially injured workers, the department may petition the board for an […]
51.52.080 – Appeal to board denied, when.
RCW 51.52.080 Appeal to board denied, when. If the notice of appeal raises no issue or issues of fact and the board finds that the department properly and lawfully decided all matters raised by such appeal it may, without further hearing, deny the same and confirm the department’s decision or award, or if the department’s […]
51.52.090 – Appeal to board deemed granted, when.
RCW 51.52.090 Appeal to board deemed granted, when. If the appeal is not denied within thirty days after the notice is filed with the board, the appeal shall be deemed to have been granted: PROVIDED, That the board may extend the time within which it may act upon such appeal, not exceeding thirty days. [ […]
51.52.095 – Conference for disposal of matters involved in appeal—Mediation of disputes.
RCW 51.52.095 Conference for disposal of matters involved in appeal—Mediation of disputes. (1) The board, upon request of the worker, beneficiary, or employer, or upon its own motion, may direct all parties interested in an appeal, together with their attorneys, if any, to appear before it, a member of the board, or an authorized industrial […]
51.52.100 – Proceedings before board—Contempt.
RCW 51.52.100 Proceedings before board—Contempt. Hearings shall be held in the county of the residence of the worker or beneficiary, or in the county where the injury occurred, at a place designated by the board. Such hearing shall be de novo and summary, but no witness’ testimony shall be received unless he or she shall […]
51.52.102 – Hearing the appeal—Dismissal—Evidence—Continuances.
RCW 51.52.102 Hearing the appeal—Dismissal—Evidence—Continuances. At the time and place fixed for hearing each party shall present all his or her evidence with respect to the issues raised in the notice of appeal, and if any party fails so to do, the board may determine the issues upon such evidence as may be presented to […]
51.52.104 – Industrial appeals judge—Recommended decision and order—Petition for review—Finality of order.
RCW 51.52.104 Industrial appeals judge—Recommended decision and order—Petition for review—Finality of order. After all evidence has been presented at hearings conducted by an industrial appeals judge, who shall be an active or judicial member of the Washington state bar association, the industrial appeals judge shall enter a proposed or recommended decision and order which shall […]
51.52.106 – Review of decision and order.
RCW 51.52.106 Review of decision and order. After the filing of a petition or petitions for review as provided for in RCW 51.52.104, the proposed decision and order of the industrial appeals judge, petition or petitions for review and, in its discretion, the record or any part thereof, may be considered by the board and […]
51.52.110 – Court appeal—Taking the appeal.
RCW 51.52.110 Court appeal—Taking the appeal. Within thirty days after a decision of the board to deny the petition or petitions for review upon such appeal has been communicated to such worker, beneficiary, employer or other person, or within thirty days after the final decision and order of the board upon such appeal has been […]