Chapter 152, Section 65 of the
Massachusetts General Laws (as amended by Chapter 572 of the Acts of 1985),
established a Workers Compensation Special Fund and a Workers Compensation
Trust Fund. The Department of Industrial Accidents is required to collect
from each employer, through their insurer, an assessment charge and remit
the appropriate amount to the Treasurer of the Commonwealth. The
Massachusetts - Assessment Charge endorsement
#WC 20 03 02 A will be attached to any
policy showing Massachusetts in Item 3.A. of the Information Page.
Prior to July 1st annually, the
DIA will release the separate assessment rates - one for Private Employers
and one for Public Employers (cities, towns, and other political
subdivisions of the Commonwealth).
(Refer to the
Table of
DIA Assessments for the rates.)
DIA Assessment should be
applied to the
DIA Standard Premium, at WCRIBMA manual rates, prior to the effects of any approved rate
deviation or scheduled rating adjustment. The DIA assessment does not apply
to premium developed from Admiralty/FELA classes, classes whose rate has
been adjusted to reflect USL&HW exposure, supplemental non-ratable classes,
or supplemental rate - atomic energy exposure. Refer to the Massachusetts
Voluntary Market Premium Algorithm, Appendix E,
or the Residual Market Premium Algorithm, Appendix F.
Since the DIA Assessment is not
considered to be premium, there is no statistical class code assigned to
this charge. The DIA Assessment charge does not need to be reported to the
WCRIBMA. The assessment rate applicable at the policy inception date will
apply to the full term of the policy.
The following circular
letters include Communications from the Department of Industrial Accidents
(DIA) on their Assessment Process:
Circular Letter #2011 dated January 5,
2006 - Fourth Communication from the Department of Industrial Accidents
(DIA) on their Assessment Process
Circular Letter #2001 dated September 28,
2005 - Third Communication from the Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA)
on their Assessment Process
Circular Letter #1999 dated September 8,
2005 - Second Communication from the Department of Industrial Accidents
(DIA) on their Assessment Process
Circular Letter #1997 dated July 28, 2005
- Communication from the Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA) Updating
Insurance Companies on their Assessment Process
Additional References:
Circular Letter #2268 dated October 7, 2015 - Department of Industrial Accidents Announcement of Assessment Data Reporting and Payment Information Sessions
Circular Letter #2256 dated April 30, 2015 - Department of Industrial Accidents Revised Assessment Filing Process
Circular Letter #2098 dated July 24, 2008
- Approved Revisions to the Massachusetts - Assessment Charge Endorsement
(WC 20 03 02 A)
Circular Letter #2027
dated July 18, 2006
- Revision to Department of Industrial Accidents Self-Insureds Assessment
Rate
Circular Letter #1778 dated April 9, 1997
- Rate Deviations and Department of Industrial Accidents Assessment
Circular Letter #1679 dated May 19, 1994
-Department of Industrial
Accidents Assessment
Circular Letter #1451 dated October 17,
1986 - Payment of Industrial Accidents Assessment
Circular Letter #1447 dated August 7,
1986 - Massachusetts - Assessment Charge, Standard Endorsement WC 20 03 02
Circular Letter #1445 dated July 17, 1986
- Department of Industrial Accidents Assessment Questions and Answers
Circular Letter #1441
dated April 17,
1986 - Department of Industrial Accidents Assessment
* See later Circular Letter for same effective
date.