Administrative Tax Will Remain, but Second Injury Fund Surcharge to Drop

The administrative tax and a Second Injury Fund surcharge will remain the same for 2021, while a supplemental charge will drop, the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced. The administrative tax and administrative surcharge, levied to fund the Division of Workers' Compensation, will stay at 1%, department officials said in a memo posted Wednesday. The tax and surcharge are paid by workers' compensation deductible plan policyholders. The Second Injury Fund surcharge, placed on all self-insurers and comp policyholders, will remain at 3% for 2021, the depar...