Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 51 Industrial Insurance - Chapter 51.48 Penalties

51.48.010 Employer's liability for penalties, injury or disease occurring before payment of compensation secured
Every employer shall be liable for the penalties described in this title and may also be liable if an injury or occupational disease has been ...

51.48.017 Self-insurer delaying or refusing to pay benefits
If a self-insurer unreasonably delays or refuses to pay benefits as they become due there shall be paid by the self-insurer upon order of the ...

51.48.020 Employer's false reporting or failure to secure payment of compensation -- False information by claimants -- Unlawful actions -- Penalties
(1)(a) Any employer, who knowingly misrepresents to the department the amount of his or her payroll or employee hours upon which the premium under this ...

51.48.025 Retaliation by employer prohibited -- Investigation -- Remedies
(1) No employer may discharge or in any manner discriminate against any employee because such employee has filed or communicated to the employer an intent ...

51.48.030 Failure to keep records and make reports
Every employer who fails to keep and preserve the records required by this title or fails to make the reports provided in this title shall ...

51.48.040 Inspection of employer's records
(1) The books, records and payrolls of the employer pertinent to the administration of this title shall always be open to inspection by the department ...

51.48.050 Liability for illegal collections for medical aid
It shall be unlawful for any employer to directly or indirectly demand or collect from any of his or her workers any sum of money ...

51.48.055 Termination, dissolution, or abandonment of business -- Personal liability for unpaid premiums
(1) Upon termination, dissolution, or abandonment of a corporate or limited liability company business, any officer, member, manager, or other person having control or supervision ...

51.48.060 Physician or licensed advanced registered nurse practitioner -- Failure to report or comply
Any physician or licensed advanced registered nurse practitioner who fails, neglects or refuses to file a report with the director, as required by this title, ...

51.48.075 Information and training on premium liability
The department shall, working with business associations and other employer and employee groups when practical, publish information and provide training to promote understanding of the ...

51.48.080 Violation of rules
Every person, firm or corporation who violates or fails to obey, observe or comply with any rule of the department promulgated under authority of this ...

51.48.090 Collection
Civil penalties to the state under this title shall be collected by civil action in the name of the state and paid into the accident ...

51.48.100 Waiver -- Penalty-free periods
(1) The director may waive the whole or any part of any penalty charged under this title. (2) Until June 30, 1986: (a) The director ...

51.48.103 Engaging in business without certificate of coverage -- Unlawful actions -- Penalties
(1) It is a gross misdemeanor: (a) For any employer to engage in business subject to this title without having obtained a certificate of coverage ...

51.48.105 Failure to apply for coverage of employees -- Not applicable, when
The penalties provided under this title for failure to apply for coverage for employees as required by the provisions of Title 51 RCW, the worker's ...

51.48.110 Decedent having no beneficiaries -- Payment into supplemental pension fund
Where death results from the injury or occupational disease and the deceased leaves no beneficiaries, a self-insurer shall pay into the supplemental pension fund the ...

51.48.120 Notice of assessment for default in payments by employer -- Issuance -- Service -- Contents
If any employer should default in any payment due to the state fund the director or the director's designee may issue a notice of assessment ...

51.48.131 Notice of assessment for default in payments by employer -- Appeal
A notice of assessment becomes final thirty days from the date the notice of assessment was served upon the employer unless: (1) A written request ...

51.48.140 Notice of assessment for employer's default in payments -- When amount becomes final -- Warrant -- Execution -- Garnishment -- Fees
If a notice of appeal is not served on the director and the board of industrial insurance appeals pursuant to RCW 51.48.131 within thirty days ...

51.48.150 Notice of assessment for employer's default in payments -- Notice to withhold and deliver property due employer
The director or the director's designee is hereby authorized to issue to any person, firm, corporation, municipal corporation, political subdivision of the state, a public ...

51.48.160 Revocation of certificate of coverage for failure to pay warrants or taxes
If any warrant issued under this title is not paid within thirty days after it has been filed with the clerk of the superior court, ...

51.48.170 Emergency assessment and collection of taxes
If the director or the director's designee has reason to believe that an employer is insolvent or about to cease business, leave the state, or ...

51.48.180 Emergency assessment and collection of taxes -- Distraint and sale of property
If the amount of taxes, interest, or penalties assessed by the director or the director's designee by order and notice of assessment pursuant to RCW ...

51.48.190 Emergency assessment and collection of taxes -- Conduct of sale
The director or the director's designee, upon making a distraint pursuant to RCW 51.48.170 and 51.48.180, shall seize the property and shall make an inventory ...

51.48.200 Search and seizure of property to satisfy tax warrant or assessment -- Issuance and execution of search warrant
(1) When there is probable cause to believe that there is property within this state not otherwise exempt from process or execution in the possession ...

51.48.210 Delinquent taxes
If payment of any tax due is not received by the department by the due date, there shall be assessed a penalty of five percent ...

51.48.220 Order of execution upon property -- Procedure -- Sale
The department may issue an order of execution, pursuant to a filed warrant, under its official seal directed to the sheriff of the county in ...

51.48.230 Order of execution upon property -- Enforcement
In the discretion of the department, an order of execution of like terms, force, and effect may be issued and directed to any agent of ...

51.48.240 Agents and employees of department not personally liable -- Conditions
When recovery is had in any suit or proceeding against an officer, agent, or employee of the department for any act done by that person ...

51.48.250 Liability of persons wilfully obtaining erroneous payments -- Civil penalties
(1) No person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, agency, institution, or other legal entity, but not including an industrially injured recipient of health service, shall, on ...

51.48.260 Liability of persons unintentionally obtaining erroneous payments
Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, agency, institution, or other legal entity, but not including an industrially injured recipient of health services, that, without intent ...

51.48.270 Criminal liability of persons making false statements or concealing information
Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, agency, institution, or other legal entity, but not including an injured worker or beneficiary, that: (1) Knowingly makes or ...

51.48.280 Kickbacks, bribes, and rebates -- Representation fees -- Criminal liability -- Exceptions
(1) It is a class C felony for any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, agency, institution, or other legal entity to solicit or receive any ...

51.48.290 Written verification by health services providers
The director of the department of labor and industries may by rule require that any application, statement, or form filled out by any health services ...