Burial Expense Adjustments

January 15, 2025

Effective January 1, 2025, the compensation rate for deaths covered under the Workers' Compensation Act is $14,371.23 based on the overall 2024 CPI-W increase for the northeast of 3.5%.

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.