L&I Workers' Compensation Adjudicator 3 Claim Manager, Claims State Fund

L&I Workers' Compensation Adjudicator 3 Claim Manager, Claims State Fund

• Manage a caseload; review and adjudicate industrial insurance claims in accordance with the industrial insurance laws, and case law.
• Interpret facts and apply the law in determining claim validity and ongoing adjudicative action, meeting all timeliness expectations.
• Determine need for vocational services, make appropriate referrals, monitor progress and take ongoing actions.
• Make a decision if time-loss compensation is payable, establish initial rate of compensation and if necessary, issue a wage order.
• Respond to liens or other reductions in time-loss compensation benefits according to statute.
• Resolve and communicate decisions made in response to protests.
• Address board and court orders and applications to reopen claims.
• Compose medical examination assignments and investigation assignments, legal orders, and letters.
• Provide direct customer service.
• Respond to inquiries regarding claim information, the department's rules and regulations, and the claim adjudication process.

• Successful completion of the Department of Labor and Industries Workers’ Compensation Adjudicator 2 Apprenticeship program.
• Six months working experience as a Workers’ Compensation Adjudicator 2 (by Jan. 16, 2026.).
• Bachelor’s degree AND Two years of experience in adjudicating workers’ or crime victims’ compensation insurance claims, or adjudication of time loss payments.
• Equivalent education/experience.

• Health insurance
• 401k matching
• Paid leave
• Staff training and other compensation benefits

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