ELLIOTT v. DEPT. OF LABOR & INDUS.

No. 62423-7-I.

213 P.3d 44 (2009)

James E. ELLIOTT, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES of the State of Washington, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

August 3, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Walsh, Thaddeus D. Sikes, Law Office of James R. Walsh, Lynnwood, WA, for Appellant.

Ingrid Golosman, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.


BECKER, J.

¶ 1 A worker injured on the job must file a claim within one year after the day upon which the injury occurred. A worker who contracts an occupational disease must file a claim within two years after the day the worker finds out about the disease and is notified of eligibility for benefits. In this case, the claimant watched a fellow worker fall to his death on the jobsite. More than a year later, upon being advised that he had a mental health condition...

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