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Department of Labor and Industries

RCW 43.22

The Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) is responsible for managing no-fault workers' compensation insurance for employers and workers. It ensures that employers provide safe, healthy working conditions; collaborates with healthcare providers and employers to help injured workers heal and return to productive jobs; fights fraud and the underground economy; and administers wage-and-hour, child labor, federal family leave, sick leave, prevailing-wage and other labor laws. L&I conducts electrical, elevator, factory-assembled structures and boiler inspections; registers construction contractors; issues electrician licenses; and certifies plumbers. L&I also maximizes apprenticeship opportunities and provides financial assistance to victims of violent crimes.

Agency Mission

Keep Washington safe and working by protecting the safety of the state’s workers, providing benefits and recovery services to injured workers, enforcing wage and hour laws, and combating unscrupulous employers in the underground economy.

Request 1,059,743,000
Net change from current biennium 30,187,000 Increase
Percent change from current biennium 2.9% Increase

Operating Budget: Summary

Appropriated Funds

2021-23 Appropriations Appropriated Funds Expenditures
Amount Estimated Balance 2019-21 Actual 2021-23 Estimated 2023-25 Proposed
20,839,000 General Fund - Federal 7,106,957 20,839,000 11,470,000
16,071,000 Accident Account - Federal 15,682,105 16,071,000 15,823,000
3,617,000 Medical Aid Account - Federal 3,325,029 3,617,000 3,571,000
(3,978,000) Crime Victims' Compensation Account - Nonappropriated 4,004,284 3,978,000 5,264,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund - Nonappropriated 507,021
(6,000,000) Driver Resource Center Fund - Nonappropriated 6,000,000 520,000
(750,000) Self-Insured Emplyr Overpaymt Reimb - Nonappropriated 500,146 750,000 750,000
Info Tech Invest Rev Acct - Nonappropriated 3,289,562
(1,236,000) Accident Account - Nonappropriated 2,239,115,139 1,236,000 1,236,000
(1,236,000) Medical Aid Account - Nonappropriated 1,467,469,560 1,236,000 1,236,000
Accident Reserve Account - Nonappropriated 1,197,488,377
Supplemental Pension Account - Nonappropriated 5,104,578,642
Second Injury Account - Nonappropriated 4,175,621
39,446,000 18,000 General Fund - State 40,283,298 39,428,000 35,121,000
598,000 Asbestos Account - State 511,439 598,000 634,000
59,225,000 Electrical License Account - State 56,822,465 59,225,000 65,938,000
28,000 Farm Labor Contractor Account - State 28,000 28,000 28,000
1,062,000 Worker/Community Right to Know Acct - State 901,927 1,062,000 1,149,000
30,231,000 Construction Regis Inspect Acct - State 24,792,718 30,231,000 31,036,000
11,420,000 Public Works Administration Acct - State 9,617,511 11,420,000 16,438,000
Workforce Education Investment Acc - State 2,000,000
424,000 Manufacture Home Installation Train - State 387,599 424,000 465,000
Carbon Emissions Reduction Account - State 287,000
Climate Commitment Account - State 2,500,000
194,114 194,114 SW Info Tech Sys Dev Rev Acct - State
Pension Funding Stabilization Acct - State 1,434,000
383,862,000 (46,534,000) Accident Account - State 356,064,283 430,396,000 432,170,000
383,187,000 (11,549,000) Medical Aid Account - State 357,932,363 394,736,000 423,275,000
385,000 385,000 - State
3,481,000 Plumbing Certificate Account - State 2,598,519 3,481,000 3,663,000
4,800,000 Pressure Systems Safety Account - State 3,995,105 4,800,000 5,169,000
958,870,114 (70,685,886) Total Appropriated Funds 10,902,611,669 1,029,556,000 1,059,743,000

Non-Appropriated Funds

Capital Budget: Summary

Appropriated Funds Expenditures
Amount Estimated Balance Actual Estimated Proposed
45,834,490 45,834,490 Accident Account - State 7,095,735
11,425,140 11,425,140 Medical Aid Account - State 4,259,088
57,259,630 57,259,630 Total Appropriated Funds 11,354,823

Operating Budget: Program Summary

Program Title Actual Estimated Proposed
Actual Estimated Estimated Proposed Proposed
Annual Total 464,736,268 431,214,557 155,969,797 522,621,000 523,167,000

Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium

Actual Estimated Proposed
Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
95,874,159 12.1% (302,599,976) (34.0%) 458,603,646 78.1%

Employment Summary

Actual Estimated Proposed
2020-21 Actual 2021-22 Estimated 2022-23 Estimated 2023-24 Proposed 2024-25 Proposed
FTE Staff Years 3,067.6 3,043.2 3,006.5 3,265.8 3,256.2