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Workers’ Compensation: What’s payroll got to do with it?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

I’ve mapped the values from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics release to illustrate the relative size of each component of employee compensation for the average hour worked by a civilian worker. Each jurisdiction has its own rules regarding which parts of employee compensation are to be assessed at what rate.

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Workers’ compensation Insurance Arrangements: Does the model make a difference? Part 2

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Compensation rates in the US are typically 66 2/3rds of gross earnings while Canadian compensation rates are typically 85-90% of net (spendable) earnings—the latter often providing a greater level of income replacement across all income classes, particularly where progressive tax regimes are in place. within a range of 0.54