To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The Pennsylvania Department of Labor Industry, Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, will post the following announcement in the December 26, 2020 Pennsylvania Bulletin: For (work) injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2021, the statewide Average Weekly Wage (and maximum weekly rate) will be $1,130 – up from $1,081. For medical treatment rendered on or after January 1, 2021, the increase in fee schedule-tied payments will be 4.6%, up from 3.1%. All claims handlers and medical bill repricers must be aware of these changes now and make sure they are in place as soon as January 1, 2021. In the past, some medical bill repricers have not acted quickly enough on annual changes, resulting in countless unnecessary fee reviews and penalty petitions.