WCA Statistics (01/01/15 – 03/31/15)

Workers’ Compensation Agency (WCA) releases magistrate disposition statistics for the first quarter of 2015.

Magistrates have given 8 open awards, 7 closed awards, and 5 denials so far this year. These statistics continue the downward trend in number of trials and awards.

A total of 14 open awards were given in 2014. If you include 22 closed periods, less than 50% of claimants actually received some workers’ comp benefits.

An open award is when a magistrate orders payment of continuing wage loss and medical benefits. A closed award is when a magistrate orders the payment of some benefits for a fixed period of time.

Disposition Statistics

Magistrate          Open          Closed          Denied

Boyle                    0                  2                    0
Castora                 1                  0                    1
Colombo              0                  1                    0
Grunewald           1                  0                    1
Klaeren                0                  0                    1
Kurtz                    0                  0                    0
Logan                   0                  0                    0
McAree                 3                  1                    0
McMurray           0                  0                    0
Ognisanti             0                  1                    1
Timmons             0                  0                    0
Tjapkes                 2                  0                   0
Williams               1                  2                    0
Woons                  0                  0                    1

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Related information:

WCA: Magistrate Disposition Statistics (as of 03/31/2015)