GRIP Blog Going Retro: A Decade of GRIP GRIP is the go-to retro resource for builders across King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. For ten years, the program has navigated the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) system to help employers manage their workers’ compensation claims, lower their L&I premiums, and [...]
GRIP Blog Claims Management: One Call Away Sometimes workplace injuries happen—and employers who participate in MBAKS’ GRIP program have ERNwest there to help, by providing the resources and expertise needed. But what happens when an injury is unrelated to the workplace, or even worse, fraudulent? Workers' compensation fraud is incredibly costly. In [...]
GRIP Blog Blackwood Builders Give Back What could a four, five, or six-figure check do for your business? For Blackwood Builders Group, a Seattle based construction company, this pipe-dream is an annual reality as GRIP members receive refunds on their Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) premiums. From the program's inception in [...]
GRIP Blog Saving Money With GRIP: The Basics There are many benefits to GRIP participation, saving money not least among them. Program participants often pay lower upfront workers’ compensation premiums to the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) and receive refunds on the premiums they do pay. To make the most of [...]
GRIP Blog Safety Doesn’t Just Lower Costs—It Saves Lives A local construction worker recently died on the job after falling from a second story garage roof onto a concrete floor. A 28-foot fall from a scissor lift fatally injured another worker, while two others were killed in vehicular mishaps. These workplace deaths [...]
GRIP Blog Carrillo Construction’s Six-Figure Refund What would your company do with an extra six-figure check? Host a party for employees, invest in state-of-the-art equipment, provide team bonuses? For many companies participating in the GRIP program, this dreamy thought experiment is a reality. Each year since GRIP began, participants have received refunds [...]
GRIP Blog Celebrating Your Safety Each year, thousands of construction workers in Washington suffer work-related injuries. Safety-oriented trainings and policies are crucial to keeping employees safe, which in turn makes them feel valued and supported at work. When builders adopt practices that encourage and enforce a safe workplace, everyone wins.For employers, the advantage of [...]
GRIP Blog L&I Workers Comp Rate Refresh Annually on June 1, the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) reevaluates business workers’ compensation claim expenses to calculate unique rates for the following year. This year, L&I will audit individual companies' claims between July 1, 2018, and June 30, 2021, to establish 2023 worker’s [...]
GRIP Blog Getting a Handle on GRIP At first glance, the benefits of participating in GRIP may sound too good to be true. In 2021, participants received a combined $19 million in refunds on their Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) premiums. To understand how this is possible, we have to first [...]
