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Oshkosh schools report jump in workers'comp claims; mod rate now 1.27, district hires West Bend for claims management
Summary
District officials told the board the experience modification rate rose to 1.27 and the district logged 68 workers' compensation claims in the July-to-October reporting window; the district moved to West Bend as the workers' comp carrier to gain on-site assessment services.
District staff reported an increase in workers' compensation claims and in the district's three-year experience modification rate at the board meeting.
Mr. Yerke, presenting the report, said the district's experience modification rate ("mod rate") for the 2024'25 school year is 1.27; the industry average is 1.0. He said the district recorded 68 workers' comp claims from July 1 to Oct. 14, up from 39 in the same period the prior year. Of the 68, 55…
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