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Committee hears testimony on bill to restore full employer health‑benefit value in time‑loss pay
Summary
House Bill 23‑72 would require time‑loss calculations to include 100% of the employer’s monthly health‑benefit payment when employers stop paying those benefits; labor unions and injured‑worker attorneys supported the change while small‑business groups and some employers raised concerns about alternative mechanisms to maintain continuity of insurance.
House Bill 23‑72, which would revise the workers’ compensation time‑loss formula to include the full value of an employer’s monthly health‑benefit payment at 100%, was the subject of a broad set of witnesses in committee.
Erin Frazier of the Washington State Building and Construction Trades Council said the bill is a priority for workers and explained that under current practice the health‑benefit portion is only included at 60–75% in the time‑loss calculation. “When a…
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