DWC: Benefits Increasing 13.5% in 2022

The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that temporary disability benefits will increase 13.5% in 2022 to match an increase in the state’s average weekly wage. The maximum temporary total disability rate will increase to $1,539.71 from $1,356.31, while the minimum TTD will increase to $230.95 from $203.44, the division announced Monday. The announcement that rates will increase comes a little more than a month after the division retracted an announcement that rates would be flat in 2022 because the state’s average weekly wage fell 15.8% in the 12-month pe...