PA Workers’ Compensation Rates for Medical Services Increase by 1.1% for 2010

In the January 16, 2010 edition of the Pennsylvania Bulletin the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) published its notice of the Maximum Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Payable for 2010 and the updates for payment for medical treatment services for 2010. For purposes of calculating the update to payments for medical treatment rendered on and after January 1, 2010, the percentage increase in the Statewide Average Weekly Wage is 1.1%. L&I said that based upon the Statewide Average Weekly Wage, as determined by the Department of Labor and Industry for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, the maximum compensation payable under sections 105.1 and 105.2 to the Workers’ Compensation Act (77 P.S. §§?25.1 and 25.2), shall be $845 per week for injuries occurring on and after January 1, 2010. See www.pabulletin.com