Mileage Reimbursement Increases to 57.5 Cents

Injured workers who use a personal vehicle to travel to medical appointments in 2015 will be reimbursed at a rate of 57.5 cents per mile, the Oregon Division of Workers' Compensation announced. The increase from 56 cents per mile for travel in 2014 is the same as the change in expenses the Internal Revenue Service authorized for business travel in 2015.  The DWC in September announced an average 9% increase in the maximum lodging reimbursement for travel to counties that exceed the standard daily rate of $83. The division authorizes higher lodging reimbursement rates for Clackamas, ...