Burial Expense Adjustments

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Burial Expense Adjustments

January 18, 2022

Effective January 1, 2022, the compensation rate for deaths covered under the Workers' Compensation Act is $12,516.00 based on the overall 2021 CPI-W increase for the northeast of 4.3%.

Read more about burial expense adjustments, pursuant to Special Session Public Act No. 21-2, which amended Section 31-306 of the Workers’ Compensation Act.

State of Connecticut Workers' Compensation Commission

Burial Expense Adjustments

January 18, 2022