Industrial Insurance (Worker's Compensation)
Department Of Labor & Industries
Insurance Services
Employer Services
Contact: (360) 902-4817
Fax: (360) 902-4720 or (360) 902-4721
Web Site: www.lni.wa.gov
Any employer who employs "a worker" in Washington State must register with the Department Of Labor And Industries' for industrial insurance (workers' compensation). Worker's Compensation coverage must be purchased through the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I).
Premiums paid by employers and workers pay for medical care for job-related injuries and illnesses, and wage replacement when the injury or illness is serious enough to miss work. The system, in place since 1911, provides prompt payment to injured workers and protects employers from litigation.
Washington's industrial insurance law RCW 51.08.180 states:
"Worker" means every person in this state who is engaged in the employment of an employer under this title, whether by way of manual labor or otherwise in the course of his or her employment; also every person in this state who is engaged in the employment of or who is working under an independent contract, the essence of which is his or her personal labor for an employer under this title, whether by way of manual labor or otherwise, in the course of his or her employment.
Effective January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007, the production company will have to pay a composite rate based on the categories and codes listed below for worker compensation.
Effective January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007, the employer may deduct the amount listed below based on categories and codes from the employee's check for pension and medical for which the employee is responsible.
Composite rates for other categories for 2007:
| Nature of Work |
Classification Code |
Composite Rate |
Payroll Deduction |
| Motion Picture Production |
6608 |
1.0233 |
0.16580 |
| Radio, Television, All other employees |
4502 |
0.1421 |
0.05110 |
Click Here for a complete list.
Click on '2007 Hourly Rates by Risk Classification Code and Fund'. On that table you will see all the rates. Right next to 'Comp Rate' is the 'Payroll Deduction', this is the hourly amount that an employer can take from their employee to help off-set their Comp Rate.
This rate is adjusted every January. Call the Department Of Labor And Industries, Employer Services after January 1, 2007 to verify composite rate and employee deduction.
To find definitions for Industrial Insurance, click on http://www.leg.wa.gov/RCW/index.cfm?fuseaction= chapterdigest&chapter=51.08 scroll down to the subject you are looking for.
Further information regarding Industrial Insurance can be found at the following website. http://www.leg.wa.gov/RCW/index.cfm?fuseaction=title&title=51
