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Wash. Rev. Code § 51.18.010 (2026)

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(1) The department shall offer a retrospective rating plan to insure the workers' compensation obligations of employers and groups of employers. The plan is to be made available to any employer or group of employers who:
(a) Voluntarily elects to participate in the plan; and
(b) Meets the requirements of this chapter and rules adopted by the department under subsection (2) of this section.
(2) The retrospective rating plan shall be consistent with recognized insurance principles and shall be administered according to rules adopted by the department. Rules adopted under this section shall encourage broad participation by qualified employers and sponsors of retrospective rating groups.
(3) Each retrospective rating group approved by the department under this chapter shall select a coverage period and may be renewed at the end of each coverage period. For the purposes of this section, "coverage period" means a twelve-month period provided by the department by rule.
[ 1999 c 7 s 2.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2002–2015 · leading case: Utter v. Bldg. Indus. Ass'n, 341 P.3d 953 (Wash. 2015).
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Utter v. Bldg. Indus. Ass'n, 341 P.3d 953 (Wash. 2015). “See RCW 51.18.010. L&Í typically pays the refund to BIAW, the organization eligible to receive the refund, and then BIAW deposits the refund into the bank account of BIAW-MSC.”
Tri-City Constr. Council, Inc. v. Westfall, 112 P.3d 558 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005). “RCW 51.18.010(1), (2). Under the plan, Westfall was obligated to pay the Council.”
Tri-city Const. Council, Inc. v. Westfall, 112 P.3d 558 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005). “RCW 51.18.010(1), (2). Under the plan, Westfall was obligated to pay the Council.”
Utter v. Bldg. Indus. Ass'n of Wash. (Wash. 2015). “See RCW 51.18.010. L&I typically pays the refund to BIAW, the organization eligible to receive the refund, and then BIAW deposits the refund into the bank account ofBIAW-MSC.”
Dep't of Labor & Indus. v. Fields, 45 P.3d 1121 (Wash. Ct. App. 2002). “Declining to endorse the Department's attempt to collect from a citizen of this State an amount the Department knows truth will not support, we conclude that the trial court did not err by granting equitable relief from the otherwise-applicable effects of res judicata.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 51.18.010(1) — 2 cases
Tri-City Constr. Council, Inc. v. Westfall, 112 P.3d 558 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005). “RCW 51.18.010(1), (2). Under the plan, Westfall was obligated to pay the Council.”
Tri-city Const. Council, Inc. v. Westfall, 112 P.3d 558 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005). “RCW 51.18.010(1), (2). Under the plan, Westfall was obligated to pay the Council.”
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