Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 51 Industrial Insurance - Section 51.14.080 Withdrawal of certification -- Grounds

§ 51.14.080. Withdrawal of certification -- Grounds

Certification of a self-insurer shall be withdrawn by the director upon one or more of the following grounds:

(1) The employer no longer meets the requirements of a self-insurer; or

(2) The self-insurer's deposit is insufficient; or

(3) The self-insurer intentionally or repeatedly induces employees to fail to report injuries, induces claimants to treat injuries in the course of employment as off-the-job injuries, persuades claimants to accept less than the compensation due, or unreasonably makes it necessary for claimants to resort to proceedings against the employer to obtain compensation; or

(4) The self-insurer habitually fails to comply with rules and regulations of the director regarding reports or other requirements necessary to carry out the purposes of this title; or

(5) The self-insurer habitually engages in a practice of arbitrarily or unreasonably refusing employment to applicants for employment or discharging employees because of nondisabling bodily conditions; or

(6) The self-insurer fails to pay an insolvency assessment under the procedures established pursuant to RCW 51.14.077.

[1986 c 57 § 7; 1971 ex.s. c 289 § 32.]

Notes:
     Intent -- 1986 c 57: See note following RCW 51.14.077.

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