WCD Reports No Change in Rate of Accepted Claims in 2022

The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division reported that covered employment and the number of accepted disabling claims increased in 2022, resulting in the claims rate per 100 workers remaining the same as it was in 2021. The division said 24,947 disabling claims were accepted in 2022, a 2.3% increase over the 24,385 claims accepted in 2021. However, employment increased 3.7% to 1.98 million workers in 2022, from 1.91 million in 2021. The division said the 2022 claims rate of 1.3 per 100 workers was the same as in 2021. The health care industry had the highest percentage of claims...