State of California
   
   M E M O R A N D U M
   
   REFERENCE CODE:
   PML 96-007
   
   
   DATE:
   March 15, 1996
   
   
   TO:
   Personnel Officers
   
   
   FROM:
   Department of Personnel Administration
   Benefits and Training Division
   
   
   
   SUBJECT:
   Workers' Compensation Cost Data, Fiscal 1994-1995     
   
   
   CONTACT: 
   Jamie Meyers, Manager, Workers' Compensation & Safety
   Program
   (916) 327-4024, Calnet 467-4024
   Office Vision:  DPA (JLMEYERS)
   INTERNET:  JLMEYERS@SMTP.DPA.CA.GOV
   
   
   
   Enclosed is the workers' compensation cost data (Exhibit A)
  for all of State Government for the period July 1, 1994
  through June 30, 1995.  The most significant findings are:
  
  *The State's workers' compensation costs total $255.3 million
  and represent 2.72 percent of payroll.  This is a $3.3 million
  decrease in the total costs and a 10 percent decrease in the
  costs as a percentage of payroll. This is the second year that
  we have had a decrease in total costs and costs as a
  percentage of payroll.
  
  *Wage continuation program payments (Industrial Disability
  Leave and Labor Code sections 4800 and 4800.5)decrease by
  $3.25 million.  This is the third consecutive year of
  decreased in the amount paid for this benefit.
  
  Exhibit B lists in descending payment order the costs of all
  departments who spent over $1 million during FY 1994-95. 
  These 26 departments account for 96 percent of all workers'
  compensation expenditures.
  
  Continued reductions in workers' compensation costs are due to
  both the legislative reforms and the increased efforts of
  State departments to reduce costs and return employees back to
  work.
  
  
  
  
  Patricia Pavone, Chief
  Benefits and Training Division
  
  
  Attachments will be mailed with hard copy of PML.