Many employers refuse to settle workers’ compensation claims while the claim is in their experience rating period. That rating period for most state fund employers is 5 years. After the 5 year period, any settlement, no matter what the amount, is not charged to the employer’s risk. How do you calculate the end of the 5 year period?

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