Filed as: Department of Labor and Regulation, Division of Labor and Management, Workers' Compensation Rulemaking
South Dakota workers' compensation calculations will use updated life expectancy figures for determining benefits and settlements. The new table increases life expectancy assumptions for both males and females across all age groups, with males gaining roughly 2 years and females gaining roughly 1.7 years compared to the old figures. This change affects how insurance carriers and the state calculate ongoing disability payments, death benefits, and settlement values for injured workers and their families. The updated data reflects more current mortality patterns and will generally result in higher benefit calculations since beneficiaries are expected to live longer.
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Revise the life expectancy chart found in Appendix A of the workers' compensation rules.
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