The maximum weekly compensation rate for permanent partial disability in Wisconsin would increase 14.6% next year and another 3.6% in 2023, under a bill proposed by the Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council.
A draft of the council’s agreed-upon bill for the legislative session that starts Jan. 18 would also revise how weekly earnings are calculated and the process for distributing proceeds of claims against third parties; modify when employers can withdraw from comp coverage; clarify coverage requirements for long-term care providers; and make changes to how the state’...
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