SHB 2127: Concerning workers' compensation incentives to return to work.

What this bill does

Modifies certain return to work policies and reimbursement amounts under the workers' compensation program. Increases the maximum amounts of reimbursements paid to employers participating in the Stay at Work Program and Preferred Worker Program by the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I). Increases the maximum amount paid to qualifying employers for job modification costs by L&I. Allows L&I to authorize payments for basic skills development for qualifying injured workers prior to approving a vocational retraining plan.

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Floor votes

• House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 6, 2024
  97 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 29, 2024
  46 yea · 0 nay · 3 not voting

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