Average Weekly Wage Subcommittee

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About

MLAC’s Average Weekly Wage Subcommittee is charged with resuming the discussion on average weekly wages for low-income workers issues within the Oregon workers’ compensation system, including the proposals in Senate Bill 705 (2025). The subcommittee will study and address the adequacy of the 66 2/3 rule for temporary total disability for low-wage earners and may suggest reforms to benefit adequacy. The subcommittee meets as scheduled by its co-chairs: Scott Strickland, labor, and Stacy Lewallen, management. The subcommittee will report its findings to MLAC and may invite input from stakeholders, injured workers, employers, and policy analysts. The subcommittee is supported by WCD staff.

2025 tentative subcommittee meeting schedule (PDF)

Oct. 17, 2025 meeting

• Agenda (PDF)
  
• NCCI Analysis Option 2b (PDF)
• Proposed Option 2b Table (PDF)
• Worker Weekly Benefit Comparison Chart (PDF)
  
• Video
  
• Minutes (PDF)
  

Sept. 26, 2025 meeting

• Agenda (PDF)
  
• AWW NCCI Analysis (PDF)
• AWW DCBS Analysis (PDF)
  
• Video
  
• Interactive TTD Benefit Scenario Calculator (XLSX)

Sept. 4, 2025 meeting

• Agenda (PDF)
  
• Video
  
• Minutes (PDF)
  

Aug. 22, 2025 meeting

• Agenda (PDF)
• AWW data questions (PDF)
  
• AWW program eligibility memo (PDF)
  
• Taxation of benefits:
  
• Guide to Taxation of Employee Disability Benefits (PDF)
• IRS - Taxable and Nontaxable Income (PDF)
• Paid Leave Oregon benefits
  
• Minutes (PDF)
  
• Video
  

Aug. 8, 2025 meeting

• Agenda (PDF)
  
• Claim annual income and length (PDF)
• Short (STD) and Long term (LTD) disability options (PDF)
• Minutes (PDF)
  
• Video
  

July 11, 2025 meeting

• Agenda (PDF)
  
• Summary – other state TD rates (PDF)
• TD rates 2024 and 1971 (PDF)
  
• Minutes (PDF)
  
• Video
  

June 13, 2025 meeting

• Agenda (PDF)
  
• Temporary disability rate history (PDF)
  
• AFSCME SB 705 AWW presentation (PDF)
• AFSCME Worker Safety Report (PDF)
• WCD Industry Notice: Wage calculations (PDF)
• Video
  
• June Minutes (PDF)
  

May 23, 2025 meeting

• Agenda (PDF)
• Initial subcommittee letter (PDF)
  
• NCCI SB 705 -2 amendment bill analysis (PDF)
  
• TD rate chart with taxes for MLAC (PDF)
  
• NCCI SB 705 bill analysis (PDF)
  
• SB 705 (PDF)
  
• Minutes (PDF)
  
• Video