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WSIA in Brief
- Founded in 1971
- Speaks for over 365 self-insured employers in Washington
- Approximately 1/3 of the workforce - nearly 900,000 employees - is employed by a self-insured employer
- 60 percent of the state's annual payroll - over $53 billion - is paid by a self-insured employer
- Washington's most visible home-based brands -- like Boeing, Weyerhaeuser, Microsoft, Starbucks, Costco, REI, and the Mariners and Seahawks -- are all self-insured
- Many prominent public sector employers also self-insure, like King County and other counties, the City of Seattle and many other cities, and various K-12 school districts around the state
WSIA in the News
- Bob Wilson, Psychosocial Disability, or, There is Something Fishy about a Man Named Guppy
- Bob Wilson, Disability Prevention is the Best Type of Impairment Management
- Bob Wilson, Washington Bound for a Wild and Wacky Time
- WorkersCompensation.com, Fallen Washington Workers to be Honored at April 28 Ceremony
- WorkCompWire, NCSI Names Mary Ann Loonam and Kris Tefft to Executive Committee
- Washington Research Council, Court decides workers' comp voluntary settlements case
- Seattle Times, State Court of Appeals Workers’ compensation ruling a signal for further reform
Media Contact
For media inquiries, please contact WSIA Executive Director Kris Tefft by e-mail or telephone at 360.754-6416.