State's Share of Covered Wages, Benefit Payments Edges Up Slightly

The share of covered wages and benefits paid to injured workers in the Golden State increased in 2021 from 2020 despite no change in the share of covered jobs, according to a California Workers’ Compensation Institute analysis of a National Academy of Social Insurance report. The NASI report on work comp benefits shows that California’s share of covered jobs held steady at 11.9% from 2020 to 2021. However, the share of covered wages increased to 15.1% in 2021 from 14.7% in 2020, and the share of workers’ compensation benefits paid to injured workers in California increased t...