Burial Expense Adjustments

January 12, 2024

Effective January 1, 2024, the compensation rate for deaths covered under the Workers' Compensation Act is $13,885.25 based on the overall 2023 CPI-W increase for the northeast of 3.2%.

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