Whitmer and Associates

Our vocational rehabilitation counseling and consulting services are available in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.  We are dedicated to helping the injured worker and the employer to achieve quick, and lasting return to work results.  Our goals are in line with reducing worker's compensation costs, guiding the employer with services that withstand legal scrutiny and treat the injured worker with dignity and respect.  Getting the job done right the first time around is one of our most important goals.  To get an understanding of what our philosophy is, please read our link  "about us" where we provide our mission statement, vision statement and values list. We live our philosophy every day on every case. 

We offer the following services in an efficient unbundled and bundled style that allow self-insured employers, third party administrators, self administered SI employers, and state fund stakeholders to receive efficient and high quality claims resolution.  Some of the services that we offer: 

• Return to work program development 

• Return to work case management 

• Professional Job Analyses 

• Professional Labor Market Analyses 

• Assessment and Evaluation of work ability 

• Transferable Skills Analysis 

• On-site or Off-site worker's compensation case management and cost containment 

• Testing and Placement 

• Forensic Case Management 

• Medical Nurse Case Management 

• Expert Testimony 

Whatever your need, our services are designed to be accurate, efficient, and able to withstand scrutiny in any civil venue.  Entities and companies we have serviced include: 

• Self Insured Self Administered Employers 

• Retrospective Rating Employers 

• Third Party Administrators 

• Insurance Companies seeking to mitigate damages or reduce fraud 

• Attorneys (Plaintiff and Defense) 

• Employers who are state funded workers compensation 

• Employers small and large protecting their business 

• Injured workers who desire an accurate professional opinion 

• The State Department of Labor and Industries 

• The Social Security Administration 

• Federal workers compensation programs 

For a free initial consultation, please contact the President, Scott Whitmer at 1-888-824-7636.  Our fax numbers are 206-338-5599 or 509-248-3604.  Our central state branch address is 16 N. 2nd Street, Suite B, Yakima, WA 98901.