Mileage Reimbursement Increases Match IRS Hike

The Internal Revenue Service increased the standard mileage reimbursement rate to 72.5 cents per mile, increasing the amount employers in some states must reimburse injured workers for medical travel. Workers' compensation regulators in Alabama, California, Minnesota, South Carolina and Tennessee issued statements announcing the 2.5-cent-per-mile increase in reimbursement rates for injured workers who travel to medical appointments on or after Jan. 1. The California Division of Workers' Compensation statement announcing the reimbursement rate for medical and medical-legal travel is h...