MLAC Subcommittee to Discuss Wage Calculations, Access to Care

Subcommittees of Oregon's labor-management advisory panel will discuss on Friday injured workers' access to health care and how to calculate average weekly wages for low-income workers. The Management-Labor Advisory Committee's access to care subcommittee is charged with studying the availability of providers to care for injured workers, administrative burdens facing providers, and other barriers that could affect the ability to receive timely and appropriate care. MLAC's subcommittee on average weekly wage is reviewing whether two-thirds of an injured worker's avera...