TD Benefits, Attorney Fees Increasing 6.26%

The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that the maximum temporary total disability benefit and attorney fee will increase 6.26%, effective July 1. The increase in benefit payments and attorney fees matches the rise in the state’s average weekly wage, which increased to $1,325.24 in 2022 from $1,247/13 in 2021. The maximum statutory temporary total disability rate is increasing to $1,762.57 from $1,658.68, the WCD said in Bulletin No. 111 released Monday. Permanent total disability benefits are calculated at two-thirds of the worker’s weekly wage, and for injur...