McCaulley v. Dep't of Labor & Indus. of Wash.

¶ 1 In 2007, the legislature enacted a pilot program for vocational rehabilitation and training of injured workers. LAWS OF 2007, ch. 72, § 2; RCW 51.32.099. After a vocational rehabilitation plan is approved, the worker can elect to participate, Option 1, or decide not to participate, Option 2.1 If a worker elects Option 2, the worker "is not entitled to further temporary total, or to permanent total, disability benefits except upon a showing of a worsening in the condition or conditions accepted under the claim such that claim closure is not appropriate."2 Danny McCaulley elected Option 2.…