Employers' Guide To Workers' Compensation Insurance In Washington State Page 33
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40Appendix C
Liability for Unpaid Workers’
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Your subcontractor has a workers’
compensation account in good standing with
Compensation Premiums
L&I,* or is certified by L&I as self-insured.
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You must verify this when you hire a
You might have to pay someone else’s
subcontractor and each year by checking their
workers’ comp premiums
“Certificate of Workers’ Compensation
Coverage” at .
In the construction industry, you can protect
Print it and keep it on file, then remember
yourself from liability for your subcontractor’s
to check it again a year later.
unpaid premiums by ensuring ALL of the
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You may also fill out a “Subcontractor
following requirements are met:
Tracking Request” online for your
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You, the prime contractor, and your
subcontractor, and L&I will notify you
subcontractor(s) are registered as contractors
if your subcontractor falls behind on
under Chapter 18.27 RCW or licensed under
workers’ compensation requirements.
Chapter 19.28 RCW.
*If your subcontractor is a sole proprietor who
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Your contracted work is the work of a
meets all the above requirements but does not
contractor as described in RCW 18.27.010.
have employees, he or she is not required to have
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Your subcontractor maintains a set of books
a workers’ compensation account.
and records that reflect all of the business’s
income and expenses. (You need to review
You must ensure that all of the above requirements
them for your protection.)
are met to receive protection from liability for your
subcontractor’s unpaid premiums.
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Your subcontractor works out of his or her
own storefront location or home office that
Note: You should also verify that an independent
is used regularly and exclusively for the
contractor or subcontractor you are hiring has an
business and is eligible for an IRS business
active Department of Revenue tax registration
deduction. (You need to visit the place of
account. Find out at .
business and make sure.)
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You are not supervising your subcontractor
or his or her own employees. (See Independent
Contractor Guide: A Step-by-Step Guide to
Hiring Independent Contractors in Washington
State on the Web at
IPUB/101-063-000.pdf .)
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Contractors should be aware that, under workers’ compensation law (Chapter 51 . 1 2 RCW), it is unlawful
for any county, city or town to issue a construction building permit to any person who has not submitted an
estimate of payroll to L&I and paid the required premiums . If the person qualifies for self-insurance, he/she
must show proof of self-insurance certification before a permit can be granted .
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