Golden State Accounts for Nearly $1 in $5 of Comp Payments

The National Academy of Social Insurance estimates that California accounts for nearly $1 out of every $5 paid in workers’ compensation benefits throughout the country. NASI reports that state and federal work comp programs covered more than 138 million jobs and $7.4 trillion in payroll in 2016, according to a California Workers’ Compensation Institute bulletin summarizing the findings. The programs paid out $31.1 billion for medical care and $30.8 billion in cash benefits. “California remained far and away the largest jurisdiction in the country, with nearly 16.5...