The Golden State accounted for 20.1% of all cash and medical benefits paid to injured workers throughout the country in calendar year 2020, according to a California Workers’ Compensation Institute bulletin released Monday summarizing findings in a National Academy of Social Insurance report.
NASI reported state and federal work comp programs covered 135.6 million jobs and $8.69 trillion in payroll in 2020. Workers’ compensation paid $58.9 billion in benefits in 2020, including $27.7 billion for medical care and $31.2 billion in indemnity benefits. Payments in 2020 were down 6.5% ...
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