DIA Announces COLA and Weekly Benefit Changes

The Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents has announced new maximum weekly benefits and changes to cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) and attorneys' fees based on a new calculation of the statewide average weekly wage.Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA) Director Philip Hillman said in a regulatory notice the statewide average weekly wage was set at $1,173.06, effective Oct. 1.Temporary and total disability benefits for injured workers are 60% of the worker's average weekly wage capped at the statewide average. The minimum, effective Oct. 1, was set at $234.61, or 20% of ...