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New Maximum Weekly Benefit Rate Effective July 1, 2022
Effective July 1, 2022, the maximum weekly benefit rate will increase by 5.9% to $1,125.46. The maximum rate is revised annually based on the NYS Average Weekly Wage for the previous year. The NYS Labor Department reports the prior year NYS AWW at...
Changes to Schedule Loss of Use (SLU) / EC-81.7 Process
Effective September 30, 2022, the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) is implementing a new process for a schedule loss of use (SLU) as well as changes to the related EC-81.7 form. An SLU is a cash benefit that pays injured workers for the loss of...
Section 32 Waiver Agreements / Release of Liability
The purpose of this bulletin is to clarify and expand upon the Board’s October 8, 2021 bulletin. In the October 8, 2021 bulletin, the Board indicated that it had become aware that some insurance carriers/self-insured employers and their...
