Lodging, Meal Reimbursement Set to Increase

The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that lodging and meal reimbursement rates for injured workers who have to travel to medical appointments will increase Oct. 1. The standard lodging rate will increase, to $94 per night, from $93, the division announced in Bulletin No. 112, published Tuesday. Reimbursement for meals will increase, to $55, from $51. Reimbursement rates for seven counties that exceed the standard rate are identified in the revised bulletin. Special reimbursement rates are in effect year-round for counties including Clackamas, Lane and Washington. Countie...