{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-51.14.080","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 51.14.080","heading":"Withdrawal of certification—Grounds—Delay.","body":"(1) Certification of a self-insurer shall be withdrawn by the director upon one or more of the following grounds:\n(a) The employer no longer meets the requirements of a self-insurer; or\n(b) The self-insurer's deposit is insufficient; or\n(c) The self-insurer intentionally or repeatedly induces employees to fail to report injuries, induces claimants to treat injuries in the course of employment as off-the-job injuries, persuades claimants to accept less than the compensation due, or unreasonably makes it necessary for claimants to resort to proceedings against the employer to obtain compensation; or\n(d) The self-insurer habitually fails to comply with rules and regulations of the director regarding reports or other requirements necessary to carry out the purposes of this title; or\n(e) The self-insurer habitually engages in a practice of arbitrarily or unreasonably refusing employment to applicants for employment or discharging employees because of nondisabling bodily conditions; or\n(f) The self-insurer fails to pay an insolvency assessment under the procedures established pursuant to RCW 51.14.077; or\n(g) The self-insurer has failed to comply with a corrective action under RCW 51.14.180(6) or decertification is otherwise required or directed under RCW 51.14.180(6).\n(2) The director may delay withdrawing the certification of the self-insured employer while the employer has an enforceable contract with a licensed third-party administrator that may not be legally terminated. However, the self-insured employer may not renew or extend the contract.","path":["Title 51","Chapter 51.14"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=51.14.080","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:27:11Z","sha256":"39d308132669f2e48a55404e05a81206fe1f0d2da9d75542af42db22624ab0c4","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-51.14.077","next":"us-wa/rcw-51.14.090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}