Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 51.32 - Compensation—Right to and Amount.
51.32.010 - Who entitled to compensation.

RCW 51.32.010
Who entitled to compensation.

Each worker injured in the course of his or her employment, or his or her family or dependents in case of death of the worker, shall receive compensation in accordance with this chapter, and, except as in this title otherwise provided, such payment shall be in lieu of any and all rights of action whatsoever against any person whomsoever: PROVIDED, That if an injured worker, or the surviving spouse of an injured worker shall not have the legal custody of a child for, or on account of whom payments are required to be made under this title, such payment or payments shall be made to the person or persons having the legal custody of such child but only for the periods of time after the department has been notified of the fact of such legal custody, and it shall be the duty of any such person or persons receiving payments because of legal custody of any child immediately to notify the department of any change in such legal custody.

[ 1977 ex.s. c 350 § 37; 1975 1st ex.s. c 224 § 7; 1971 ex.s. c 289 § 40; 1961 c 23 § 51.32.010. Prior: 1957 c 70 § 26; prior: 1949 c 219 § 1, part; 1947 c 246 § 1, part; 1929 c 132 § 2, part; 1927 c 310 § 4, part; 1923 c 136 § 2, part; 1919 c 131 § 4, part; 1917 c 28 § 1, part; 1913 c 148 § 1, part; 1911 c 74 § 5, part; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 7679, part.]
NOTES:

Effective date—1975 1st ex.s. c 224: See note following RCW 51.04.110.


Effective dates—Severability—1971 ex.s. c 289: See RCW 51.98.060 and 51.98.070.

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 51 - Industrial Insurance

Chapter 51.32 - Compensation—Right to and Amount.

51.32.010 - Who entitled to compensation.

51.32.015 - Time and place of coverage—Lunch period.

51.32.020 - Who not entitled to compensation.

51.32.025 - Payments for children cease at age eighteen—Exceptions.

51.32.030 - When compensation payable to employer or member of corporate employer.

51.32.040 - Protection of awards—Payment after death—Time limitations for filing—Confinement in institution.

51.32.045 - Direct deposit or electronic payment of benefits.

51.32.050 - Death benefits.

51.32.055 - Determination of permanent disabilities—Closure of claims by self-insurers.

51.32.060 - Permanent total disability compensation—Personal attendant.

51.32.067 - Permanent total disability—Death benefit options—Election.

51.32.072 - Additional payments for prior pensioners—Children—Remarriage—Attendant.

51.32.073 - Additional payments for prior pensioners—Premium liability of worker and employer for additional payments.

51.32.075 - Adjustments in compensation or death benefits.

51.32.080 - Permanent partial disability—Specified—Unspecified, rules for classification—Injury after permanent partial disability.

51.32.090 - Temporary total disability—Partial restoration of earning power—Return to available work—When employer continues wages—Limitations—Finding—Rules.

51.32.095 - Vocational rehabilitation services—Benefits—Priorities—Allowable costs—Performance criteria.

51.32.096 - Vocational rehabilitation benefits and options—Advisory committee—Procedures—Requirements—Definitions—Costs.

51.32.098 - Vocational rehabilitation services—Applicability.

51.32.099 - Vocational rehabilitation pilot program—Vocational plans.

51.32.100 - Preexisting disease.

51.32.110 - Medical examination—Refusal to submit—Traveling expenses—Pay for time lost.

51.32.112 - Medical examination—Standards and criteria—Special examinations by chiropractors—Compensation guidelines and reporting criteria.

51.32.114 - Medical examination—Department to monitor quality and objectivity.

51.32.120 - Further accident after lump sum payment.

51.32.130 - Lump sum for death or permanent total disability.

51.32.135 - Closing of claim in pension cases—Consent of spouse.

51.32.140 - Nonresident alien beneficiary.

51.32.150 - Lump sum to beneficiary outside state.

51.32.160 - Aggravation, diminution, or termination.

51.32.180 - Occupational diseases—Limitation.

51.32.181 - Occupational diseases—Public health emergencies—Infectious or contagious diseases.

51.32.185 - Occupational diseases—Presumption of occupational disease for firefighters and fire investigators—Limitations—Exception—Rules—Advisory committee on occupational disease presumptions.

51.32.187 - Exposed workers—Prima facie presumption of certain occupational diseases—Rebuttal—Definitions.

51.32.1871 - Annual report on claims.

51.32.190 - Self-insurers—Notice of denial of claim, reasons—Procedure—Powers and duties of director.

51.32.195 - Self-insurers—Information to department.

51.32.200 - Self-insurers—Enforcement of compensation order against.

51.32.210 - Claims of injured workers, prompt action—Payment—Acceptance—Effect.

51.32.215 - Payment of compensation after appeal—Enforcement of order—Penalty.

51.32.220 - Reduction in total disability compensation—Limitations—Notice—Waiver—Adjustment for retroactive reduction in federal social security disability benefit—Restrictions.

51.32.225 - Reduction in total disability compensation—Offset for social security retirement benefits.

51.32.230 - Recovery of overpayments.

51.32.240 - Erroneous payments—Payments induced by willful misrepresentation—Adjustment for self-insurer's failure to pay benefits—Recoupment of overpayments by self-insurer—Penalty—Appeal—Enforcement of orders.

51.32.242 - Self-insured employer overpayment reimbursement fund—Withholding from worker earnings—Use of funds—Exception.

51.32.250 - Payment of job modification costs.

51.32.260 - Compensation for loss or damage to personal effects.

51.32.300 - State employee vocational rehabilitation coordinator.

51.32.350 - Chemically related illness—Criteria and procedures for claims—Claims management.

51.32.360 - Chemically related illness—Centers for research and clinical assessment.

51.32.370 - Chemically related illness—Research projects—Implementation plan—Funding—Deductions from employees' pay.

51.32.380 - Injured offenders—Benefits sent in the care of the department of corrections—Exception—Liability.

51.32.390 - Health care employees—Presumption of occupational disease for infectious or contagious diseases which are the subject of a public health emergency—Rebuttal—Limitations—Costs.