Vocational Rehabilitation at Washington State Department of Labor & Industries in Tukwila
Helps workers injured on the job return to work. Reimburses employers for some of their costs if they can provide temporary light-duty jobs for injured workers while they heal. Provides a vocational counselor to help identify return to work options, including job modifications. If no return-to-work options are appropriate, the counselor will help develop a vocational plan to train the worker for new work. The vocational plan will include paid vocational training as well as time-loss compensation and medical benefits.
Physical Address
12806 Gateway Drive South, Tukwila, WA 98168
Mailing Address
12806 GATEWAY DR S, TUKWILA, WA 98168
Hours
M-F, 8am-5pm.
Voice
Application process
Call or visit in person to sign up.
Fee
None.
Required documents
Application must be obtained from hospital/doctor's office where treatment is first administered. Must be filed within one year from date of injury or within two years of knowledge of existence of occupational disease.
Eligibility
Injured workers.
Agency info
Washington State Department of Labor & Industries
Offers vocational rehabilitation services to qualified injured workers. Pays medical bills of workers injured on the job and compensates for time lost. Provides disability awards and pensions for workers injured on the job when the job injury results in a permanent inability to work. Works to resolve complaints regarding mobile housing, factory-built housing and recreational vehicles.