WORKWise
The Greater Vancouver Chamber has partnered with the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) to bring valuable resources and guidance to our business community on topics such as workplace safety, wage and hour laws, licensing, and more.
Supporting Employers Through Workplace Challenges
Stay Informed
Keep up with evolving employment laws and workplace safety updates. Subscribe to our enewsletter.
Reduce Risks
Take advantage of L&I consultations to prevent injuries and manage workers’ comp costs.
Build a Thriving Workplace
Boost employee well-being with tools that promote mental health and a positive work environment.
WORKWise helps you:
- Build trust with your team
- Connect with a broader support network
- Access key L&I resources
- Reduce Unnecessary Operating Costs
Avoid costly mistakes and protect your team
Not understanding Washington’s wage, hour, and workplace safety regulations can lead to accidents, fines, or expensive legal consequences. Stay ahead by scheduling a no-cost, confidential safety consultation with L&I’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH). It’s completely private - any issues found won’t result in penalties or citations.
L&I’s Stay at Work program
The maximum wage reimbursements for the Stay at Work and Preferred Worker Programs are increasing from $10K to $25K per claim in 2025. These programs offer financial incentives to employers when they help injured workers return to an approved job within their medical restrictions. Click here to learn more.
Essentials for Business Video Series
Don’t like reading through your regulatory obligations? Try L&I's Essentials for Business videos instead. These brief videos answer many of the most common questions small business employers have in just a couple minutes.
Who Needs to be Covered by Workers’ Compensation Insurance
Nearly everyone working for your business needs to be covered by workers’ compensation insurance. This can include family members and independent contractors.
Check out this brief Essentials for Business video to learn about who you need to cover with workers’ comp.
Getting a Workers’ Compensation Account
You may know that you need a workers’ compensation account from Labor & Industries once you hire employees, but did you know that you start the process at the Department of Revenue?
Learn this and other tips for getting your required workers’ comp account with our Essentials for Business video series.
Filing Reports
Your workers’ compensation quarterly reports are due on the last day of the month after each quarter ends. Do you know everything you need to file?
Learn how to file your quarterly reports in about two minutes with our Essentials for Business video series.
Record Keeping and Payroll
To file your workers’ compensation quarterly reports, you’ll need payroll and financial records for your employees…and often for independent contractors, too.
Learn the records your business should keep and for how long in our fifth Essentials for Business video segment, Record Keeping and Payroll.
Using the Verify Tool
You can find all of your business’s workers’ compensation information like rates, risk classes, and experience factor right on the front page of the L&I website.
Learn how to navigate the L&I Verify Tool with this quick segment from our Essentials for Business video series.