MEMORANDUM NO. 2025-08
| TO: | Administrative Law Judges, District Administrators, Advisory Board, Legal Advisory Panel, Medical Advisory Panel, Medical Practitioners, Self-Insureds, Insurance Carriers, Claimants, Attorneys, and Unions |
| FROM: | Stephen M. Morelli, Chairperson |
| DATE: | October 1, 2025 |
| RE: | WCC FOIA Fee Updates effective October 1, 2025 |
Effective October 1, 2025, the Workers' Compensation Commission (WCC) will begin invoicing fees for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests through our enhanced GovQA System. The new process will streamline billing of fees and allow for credit/debit card payments. When a records request incurs fees, the requestor will automatically be notified and receive a copy of the invoice which they can then pay online, through mail, or in-person at one of WCC’s offices.
WCC will only charge a customer the cost of what WCC pays for providing records. For physical copies, the cost is $0.25 per page plus postage, if applicable. Effective October 1, 2025, and subject to State Contract #22PSX0156, the cost to retrieve closed files from archive will now be $23.00 for the first box/file and $1.80 for each additional box/file. Should records need to be returned to archives, the cost will be $1.80 per box/file. Retrieval fees will only be charged for archived claims with a full & final stipulation on file.