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Wash. Rev. Code § 51.08.173 (2026)

"Self-insurer."

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"Self-insurer" means an employer or group of employers which has been authorized under this title to carry its own liability to its employees covered by this title.
[ 1983 c 174 s 1; 1971 ex.s. c 289 s 80.]

Notes:

Effective date—Severability—1971 ex.s. c 289: See RCW 51.98.060 and 51.98.070.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1981–2024 · leading case: Dep't of Labor & Indus. v. Fankhauser, 849 P.2d 1209 (Wash. 1993).
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Dep't of Labor & Indus. v. Fankhauser, 849 P.2d 1209 (Wash. 1993). · cites it 2× “) RCW 51.08.173. In Weyerhaeuser, the company was an employer who was required under the Act to provide mandatory workers' compensation coverage for its employees.”
Manor v. Nestle Food Co., 131 Wash. 2d 439 (Wash. 1997). · cites it 2× “RCW 51.08.173; RCW 51.14.010; RCW 51.14.020(1).”
Johnson v. Tradewell Stores, Inc., 630 P.2d 441 (Wash. 1981). · cites it 2× “RCW 51.08.173. *748 The employees offer two arguments in support of their position, neither of which has merit.”
Manor v. Nestle Food Co., 932 P.2d 628 (Wash. 1997). · cites it 2× “RCW 51.08.173; RCW 51.14.010; RCW 51.14.020(1).”
Ball-foster Glass Cont. Co. v. Giovanelli, 177 P.3d 692 (Wash. 2008). “The majority decision will burden our system for protecting and compensating injured Washington workers when "acting in the course of employment." For these reasons, I dissent.”
Boeing Co. v. Doss, 347 P.3d 1083 (Wash. 2015). “¶9 A worker who becomes permanently totally disabled 1 from an industrial injury receives a monthly wage-replacement payment based on a percentage of the worker’s wages.”
Ball-Foster Glass Container Co. v. Giovanelli, 163 Wash. 2d 133 (Wash. 2008). “Giovanelli did not distinctly depart from the course of employment at the time of his injury. Accordingly, he is entitled to compensation.”
Dep't of Labor & Indus. v. Blanca Ortiz, 194 Wash. App. 146 (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). “2d 441 (1981); see RCW 51.08.173 (defining “self-insurer”). Self-insured employers also indirectly pay for a worker’s pension benefits by paying money into the reserve fund.”
Cowlitz Stud Co. v. Clevenger, 112 P.3d 516 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005). “" RCW 51.08.173. [2] In the meantime, on June 11, 1997, Clevenger began seeing Dr.”
Dep't of Labor & Indus. v. Blanca Ortiz (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). “2d 441 (1981); See RCW 51.08.173 (defining "self-insurer"). Self-insured employers also indirectly pay for a worker's pension 6 No.”
Eldina Novalic, V. Peacehealth Sw Wa Med. Ctr. (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). “” RCW 51.08.173. 2 On the first page of the policy, immediately above the title, the document carries the description “Payment Policies for Healthcare Services Provided to Injured Workers and Crime Victims.”
Eldina Novalic, V. Peacehealth Sw Wa Med. Ctr., 555 P.3d 445 (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). “” RCW 51.08.173. 2 On the first page of the policy, immediately above the title, the document carries the description “Payment Policies for Healthcare Services Provided to Injured Workers and Crime Victims.”
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