State Reports 18,380 Comp Settlements Last Year

Workers’ compensation self-insurance security held in Missouri increased 4.2%, to $632 million, last fiscal year, while the number of self-insured employers held nearly steady at 2,989. Those are some of the figures included in a new annual report from the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. According to the Division of Workers’ Compensation, 106,224 workplace injuries were reported in fiscal year 2016, including 80 fatalities, and total benefits were $231 million. Workers’ compensation settlements were approved in 18,380 cases. Hearings or conferences w...