Oregon insurers spent an average of $16,600 for vocational assistance, job re-training and equipment to help injured workers find new employment in 2004.
The average cost of benefits for vocational assistance under workers' compensation was $16,596 for 631 cases that closed last year. The 2004 costs represented a modest 9 percent gain from 2000, according to a report by the Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Highlights of the vocational-benefits report include:
*756 new cases of vocational assistance opened in 2004;
*631 cases closed in 2004;
*$10.5 million was paid for al...
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