Louisiana: Costs per claim show fastest growth in 16-state WCRI study

The Massachusetts-based Workers Compensation Research Institute said a variety of factors likely caused the increases. "Louisiana workers were off the job longer than in other wage-loss study states, the major factor in higher-than-typical indemnity benefits per claims," the report says. "The total indemnity benefits per claim received by the average worker was higher than in other states, even though the workers’ weekly benefits were capped at lower levels in Louisiana than in other states."