WCS Announces COLA for 2026

Injured workers receiving permanent total disability benefits, and dependents receiving survivor’s benefits, should receive a 2.3% increase in their monthly benefit rate this month, the Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section announced. State lawmakers in 2019 enacted bills requiring an annual 2.3% cost-of-living adjustment for PTD and survivors’ benefits. Carriers can request reimbursement for COLAs applied to PTD claims with a date of injury or disablement before Jan. 1, 2004. They can request reimbursement for adjustments to death benefit claims with dates of injury before ...