Mileage Rate to Remain the Same on January 1, 2012
It looks like the mileage rate for treatment, medical-legal evaluations, etc., will remain the same as of January 1, 2011, according to this release made by the Internal Revenue Service. As previously discussed, the compensation for mileage is tied to the IRS’s rating, and applies to California Workers’ Compensation.
So remember, for every mile driven, you owe that applicant 55 cents!
But, also remember, that the mileage reimbursement is part of the Labor Code section 4600 duty imposed upon the employer to provide all treatment “reasonably required” to cure or relieve from the effects of the industrial injury. This means that you can get MapQuest directions, with total mileage, and compensate the employee from his house (you know, the one you had to ship the hot-tub to) to the deposition and back, and no more. If the employee starts submitting ridiculous mileage reimbursement requests, you might have to rein him in.