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CLAIMS PROCESSING
VirginiaWorkers’Compensation Commission | 2016 Annual Report
47,609
claims received in 2016
SROIs
FROIs
185,947
256,205
SROIs- Subsequent Report of Injury
FROIs- First Report of Injury
Requests for Hearing
Claimant Claims
Assertion of Rights
Employer Applications for Hearing
Medical Provider Applications
36%
4%
3%
57%
Claim
Type
$
COLA
cost of living rate
.55%
effective 10-01-16
COMPENSATION
RATES
effective 07-01-16
Maximum
$996 $249
Minimum
29,183
Awards Entered
by Agreement
12,124
Award
Terminations
62,588
major workplace injuries
reported in 2016
employees process workers’ compensation claims
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