Committee to Hear Testimony on PD Benefit Increase, Other Bills Today

The Oregon Senate Committee on Workforce will hear testimony today on bills that would increase permanent disability benefits, extend term limits for members of the labor-management advisory panel and allow the state to appoint claims handlers for decertified self-insured employers. House Bill 2337 would increase the cap on permanent partial disability benefits to 133% of the state’s average weekly wage, from 100%. The bill would also set the minimum PTD benefit to 33% of the average weekly wage. The current minimum permanent total disability benefit is 90% of a worker’s pre-inju...