Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek enacted a bill to create a tiered structure for temporary total and permanent total disability benefits.
Currently, benefits are two-thirds of a worker's weekly wages and capped at 133% of the state's average weekly wage.
Under SB 1519, enacted Tuesday, benefits will be 75% of the portion of a worker's wage that is equal to or less than 75% of the state's average weekly wage, and 65% of the portion of the worker's wage that is greater than 75% of the SAWW. Benefits would still be capped at 133% of the statewide average wage.
SB 1519 also does n...
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