Public Hearings on L&I Worker's Comp Rate Increase Proposal

The Department of Labor & Industries will hold six public hearings on a proposed 2.7% average increase to workers' compensation premium rates.  Employers will receive a rate notice in early December, and the new rates will go into effect January 1, 2014.

Public hearings on the proposed rates will be held in:

• Tukwila, Oct. 22, 10 a.m., Tukwila Community Center
• Bellingham, Oct. 23, 10 a.m., Central Library Lecture Room.
• Spokane Valley, Oct. 24, 10 a.m., CenterPlace Event Center.
• Richland, Oct. 25, 9 a.m., Community Center Activity Room.
• Tumwater, Oct. 28, 10 a.m., L&I Auditorium.
• Vancouver, Oct. 29, 10 a.m., Northwest Regional Training Center Rainier Auditorium. 

Comments about the proposed rates can be made at the public hearings or in writing to Doug Stewart, Employer Services Program Manager, P. O. Box 44140, Olympia, WA 98504-4140, or email to Doug.Stewart@Lni.wa.gov.

More information can be found at www.Rates.Lni.wa.gov