California Workers Compensation benefits to increase in 2016

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One of the most tricky areas of a Workers comp case is figuring out how to get by on a limited revenue. Obviously, that's if your claim gets authorized. But even if it's an authorized claim, getting by on two thirds of your paycheck could make anyone scream bloody merry. For those who are presently going through this pain, you might be interested in what the California Workers Compensation institute (CWCI) says. In accordance with the CWCI there will be a raise on the Workers' compensation benefits in 2016 for claims associated with accidental injuries sustained at work.

The California State Average Weekly Wage (SAWW) says that this boost can be possible resulting from raise in the standard wages in the State of California which happen to be now just under 2.3 % from $1,095.70 to $1,120.67 in the year ending on March 31, 2015. This implies that this could boost temporary total disability benefits (TTD) and Permanent total disability benefits (PTD) rates for the 2016 claims along with other workers' comp benefits that are in connection with changes in the SAWW.

In line with CWCI, the average highest TTD/PTD rate for 2015 work injuries is 1,103.29 a week. If the SAWW reports are true, injured workers could potentially witness a raise on their workers compensation benefits. The average can change from $1,103.29 a week to a maximum of $1,128.43 per week with injury dates on or after January 1, 2016. With regards to the average minimum weekly TTD/PTD rates, SAWW also noticed a rise from the current $165.49 per week to $169.26 from claims with 2016 dates of injury. All of these new TTD/PTD rates for 2016 injury claims have been confirmed by the California Workers Compensation Institute (CWCI) with the state Division of Workers comp.

The CWCI also claims each of these changes may just be seen as early as next year, additional workers compensation benefits may very well be affected by the current raise in the SAWW, this also involves TTD paid out 2 years or more after the injury, life pension and Permanent Disability payments on or after January 1, 2003. The California Workers compensation institute is going so far as to encourage every claim administrators to evaluate the modifications in benefits rates using their attorneys to make certain that the changes are appropriate and accurate because any under payments could be penalize.

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