Continuation of benefits—Do Title 51 RCW benefits stop during settlement negotiations?
The department or self-insured employer must continue to manage the industrial insurance claim and pay benefits to which the worker is entitled during any settlement negotiation until the agreement is final.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
51.04.020,
51.04.030, and 2011 1st sp.s. c 37 § 305. WSR 12-07-065, § 296-14A-030, filed 3/20/12, effective 4/20/12.]