Your association member value: Membership and Worksafe 2021 was another challenging year for hospitality. Despite obstacles, your association worked hard to achieve significant wins on behalf of the industry and members like you. Here are some of what we accomplished in our 2021 fiscal year which ran October 2020 through September 2021.
WorkSafe (Retro & Claims Management Program)
When an employee gets injured, it costs. Maybe it’s the cost of finding other team members to cover a shift or hiring and training a new employee. Or it could be a loss in production or the loss of a new project. And injuries can mean an increase in your workers’ compensation rates. Our program is designed to help you reduce your experience factor, so you pay less to L&I from the outset. We provide you with tools to prevent injuries and, if an injury does occur, we give you tools to keep claims costs low and get claims closed. Highly qualified members may even be able to get a partial refund on premiums paid to L&I. Here’s is some of what we accomplished in 2021:
56%
56% OF PARTICIPANTS MAINTAINED OR LOWERED THEIR EXPERIENCE FACTOR FOR 2022.
54%
54% OF PARTICIPANTS EARNED A COMPENSABLE CLAIMS-FREE DISCOUNT FOR 2022.
$5.9 million
RETURNED IN REFUNDS TO RETRO PARTICIPANTS IN DECEMBER 2021.
$36,000
IN PENALTY AND INTEREST CHARGES REMOVED FOR A MEMBER.
225 MEMBERS SAVED A TOTAL OF $28,125 IN WORKERS COMP TRAINING COSTS.
Membership
As a member of the Washington Hospitality Association, you have access to world-class customer service and attention from your dedicated membership representative. Our team lives and works in the communities we serve and is committed to saving you time, energy, worry and costly missteps. Have a question about music licensing? A concern about terminating an employee? Call your membership representative. We have resources, solutions and guidance, and we are available to provide a comprehensive benefit analysis at your convenience. In 2021 our membership team:
Called 1,000+ members to provide Paycheck Protection Program guidance.
Called 8,000+ hospitality operators
to support their Working Washington applications.
Completed Working Washington 4 calling campaign. 2,700+ Number of calls team made
3,233
Grants awarded to hospitality establishments
$25,000
in grant awards
Sent 1,740 emails
related to RRF to connect restaurateurs to RRF portal.
Supported Washington restaurants in the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) application process.
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