---
title: clsUSLHWCompFactor
summary: API reference for clsUSLHWCompFactor.
status: draft
owner: Technical Writer
last_reviewed: 2026-07-31
library: SAIF.Business.Policy.Rating
reference_type: package
---
# clsUSLHWCompFactor
Represents the effective USL&HW compensation factor. The class supplies the USL&HW multiplier that applies only to USLH manual classes.
## Purpose
- Represents the effective USL&HW compensation factor.
- The class supplies the USL&HW multiplier that applies only to USLH manual classes.
## Context
- Namespace: `SAIF.Business.Policy.Rating`
- Assembly/package: `SAIF.Business.Policy.Rating`
## Public members
| Member | Signature | Purpose |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Factor | `Public ReadOnly Property Factor() As Decimal` | Stored USL&HW multiplier for this market type and effective date row. |
| EffectiveDate | `Public ReadOnly Property EffectiveDate() As Date` | Effective date that identifies this USL&HW factor row. |
| MarketTypeCode | `Public ReadOnly Property MarketTypeCode() As String` | Market type code that this factor row applies to. |
| MarketType | `Public ReadOnly Property MarketType() As Enums.MarketTypes` | Enum conversion of `MarketTypeCode` for policy-market comparisons. |
| CreateDate | `Public ReadOnly Property CreateDate() As Date` | Timestamp when this factor row was created. |
| CreateUser | `Public ReadOnly Property CreateUser() As String` | User ID that created this USL&HW factor row. |
| UpdateDate | `Public ReadOnly Property UpdateDate() As Date` | Timestamp of the last update to this factor row. |
| UpdateUser | `Public ReadOnly Property UpdateUser() As String` | User ID that last updated this factor row. |
| ExpirationDate | `Public ReadOnly Property ExpirationDate() As Date` | Date after which this factor row no longer applies. |
| EffectiveRange | `Public ReadOnly Property EffectiveRange() As DateRange` | Date range built from `EffectiveDate` and `ExpirationDate` for applicability checks. |
| Factor | `Public Property Factor(ByVal inAdjustedRateProvider As iAdjustedRateProvider) As Decimal Implements iAdjustedRateFactor.Factor` | Returns the stored USL&HW multiplier only when the provider's manual-class type is `USLH`; otherwise returns the neutral factor. |
| IsExpirationDateNull | `Public Function IsExpirationDateNull() As Boolean` | Reports whether this factor row has no expiration date. |
| Equals | `Public Overloads Shared Function Equals(ByVal objA As Object, ByVal objB As Object) As Boolean` | Returns `True` only when both objects have the same market type and effective date. |
| Equals | `Public Overloads Overrides Function Equals(ByVal inObject As Object) As Boolean` | Returns `True` only when the supplied object has the same market type and effective date. |
| Equals | `Public Overloads Function Equals(ByVal inObject As clsUSLHWCompFactor) As Boolean` | Compares USL&HW factor rows by `MarketType` and `EffectiveDate`. |
| GetHashCode | `Public Overrides Function GetHashCode() As Integer` | Hashes `EffectiveDate`, the value this type uses as its identity key in keyed collections. |
| GetUSLHWCompFactor | `Public Shared Function GetUSLHWCompFactor(ByVal inDataportal As IDataPortalInfo, ByVal inAsOfDate As Date, ByVal inMarketType As Enums.MarketTypes) As clsUSLHWCompFactor` | Retrieves the effective USL&HW compensation factor identified by the key values or effective-date criteria supplied by the caller. |
| GetUSLHWCompFactor | `Public Shared Function GetUSLHWCompFactor(ByVal inDataportal As IDataPortalInfo, ByVal inAsOfDate As Date, ByVal inMarketTypeCode As String) As clsUSLHWCompFactor` | Retrieves the effective USL&HW compensation factor identified by the key values or effective-date criteria supplied by the caller. |
| ValidUSLHWCompFactor | `Public Function ValidUSLHWCompFactor(ByVal target As Object, ByVal e As clsRuleArgs) As Boolean` | BOF rule method that requires a non-default effective date before the row is treated as valid. |
| EffectiveDate | `Public Property EffectiveDate() As Date` | Criteria effective date used to retrieve a USL&HW factor row. |
| MarketTypeCode | `Public Property MarketTypeCode() As String` | Criteria market type code used to retrieve a USL&HW factor row. |
| New | `Public Sub New(ByVal inDataPortalInfo As IDataPortalInfo)` | Creates an empty BOF object shell that shared factory methods or retrieval logic can populate with a loaded row. |
| New | `Public Sub New(ByVal inDataPortalInfo As IDataPortalInfo, ByVal inEffectiveDate As Date, ByVal inMarketTypeCode As String)` | Creates a criteria-backed instance seeded with `inEffectiveDate`, `inMarketTypeCode` so the next retrieval runs in the caller's requested context. |
## Inherited public members
| Member | Signature | Purpose | Origin |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rules | `Property Rules As clsRulesManager` | Owns the BOF rules manager used to evaluate registered validation logic.† | `SAIF.Framework.Core` — `clsBusinessBase` |
| BeginEdit | `Sub BeginEdit()` | Opens an n-level edit session for the business object.† | `SAIF.Framework.Core` — `clsBusinessBase` |
| CancelEdit | `Sub CancelEdit()` | Rolls back the active edit scope.† | `SAIF.Framework.Core` — `clsBusinessBase` |
| ApplyEdit | `Sub ApplyEdit()` | Commits the active edit scope.† | `SAIF.Framework.Core` — `clsBusinessBase` |
| Error | `ReadOnly Property Error As String` | Surfaces aggregate broken-rule text through `IDataErrorInfo`.† | `SAIF.Framework.Core` — `clsBusinessBase` |
## Behavioral notes
- Provider-aware factor selection returns the stored multiplier only when the target manual class type is `USLH`.
## Constraints and usage notes
- Use the provider-aware `Factor(...)` member when composing rates; it already enforces the USLH-only applicability rule.
> **Note:** Statements marked with `†` are derived from dependency library
> documentation via the Legends CLI. They describe inherited behavior from the
> indicated origin library and should be verified if the dependency version changes.
## Sources
- `Business\SAIF.Business.Policy.Rating\clsUSLHWCompFactor.vb`