DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUSTRIES v. FIELDS

No. 26325-4-II.

45 P.3d 1121 (2002)

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUSTRIES OF the STATE OF WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. FIELDS CORPORATION, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

As Amended on Denial of Reconsideration July 12, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kay Allison Germiat, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tacoma, for Appellant.

Guy Jeffrey Sternal, Jennifer Ann Wing, Eisenhower & Carlson, Tacoma, for Respondent.


MORGAN, J.

Fields Corporation sought equitable relief from res judicata. The trial court granted such relief, and we affirm.

Under Washington's Industrial Insurance Act, an employer has the option of enrolling in what the Department of Labor and Industries refers to as a "retrospective rating program."1 An employer who selects that option pays a standard industrial insurance premium for...

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