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Workers' compensation rate information
2013 WC rate information
2013 Workers' Compensation costs
The Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) recently announced these workers’ compensation costs for 2013: 
  • A 1.7 percent increase in the workers’ compensation “pure” premium rate.
  • Maintenance of the workers’ compensation premium assessment at 6.4. (Self-insured employers and self-insured employer groups will continue to pay an additional 0.2 percent into a reserve to pay claims in the event of a bankruptcy.)
  • An increase in the Workers’ Fund Benefit Assessment from 2.8 cents per hour in 2012 to 3.3 cents starting April 1, 2013.
2012 WC rate information
The Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) recently announced workers’ compensation costs for 2012. The changes include:
  • A 1.9 percent increase in the workers’ compensation “pure” premium rate for 2012.
  • A proposed decrease in the workers’ compensation premium assessment, from 6.4 percent in 2011 to 6.2 percent in 2012. (Self-insured employers and self-insured employer groups will continue to pay an additional 0.2 percent into a reserve to pay claims in the event of a bankruptcy.)
  • No change in the Workers’ Fund Benefit Assessment. It will remain at 2.8 cents per hour.
 
Click the links below for more information.
Workers' compensation premium assessment rates recommendation for 2012    
Workers' compensation premium assessment rate rules:

Notice to Oregon Employers, Nov. 15, 2011

2011 WC rate information
 
The Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) compensation rates for 2011. Overall, costs for employers remained flat. The changes included:
  • A 1.8 percent decrease in the workers’ compensation “pure” premium rate for 2011. The reduction marked the fifth straight year of a rate decrease and the 21st consecutive year with no rate increase.
  • A proposed 1.8 percentage point increase in the workers’ compensation premium assessment, from 4.6 percent in 2010, to 6.4 percent in 2011. The assessment rate had decreased four times since 2002.
  • No changes in the Workers’ Benefit Assessment -it remained at 2.8 cents per hour.
Click the links below for more information.
News release: Workers’ compensation premium rate will decrease again in 2011.pdf
Message on combined rate announcement from DCBS Director.pdf
Workers’ compensation premium assessment rates recommendation for 2011.pdf
Workers’ compensation premium assessment rate rule making information:
 
Notice to Oregon Employers, Nov. 15, 2010
      •  2011 Workers' Compensation Premium Rate .pdf

2010 WC rate information
 
2009 WC rate information

2008 WC rate information

2007 WC rate information

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