Reimbursement for Employer-Paid Medical Costs Unchanged

The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division on Thursday announced that the maximum amount employers can pay to a carrier as reimbursement for medical costs without having the costs included in the employer’s experience rating will be $1,800 in 2014, unchanged from the current year.Employers may reimburse carriers up to that amount to avoid increases in their experience modifications if the injury is not disabling. This year's cap and next year's is $100 more than the maximum amount employers could reimburse carriers in 2011 and 2012.Before the start of each policy year, worke...