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Are there maximums and minimums?
 
Answer:

Yes. The law provides that the maximum rate of benefits is 90 percent of the state average weekly wage for the year prior to the injury. A worker does not receive benefits higher than this amount regardless of how high his or her earnings might have been.

 

For the ordinary injury there is no minimum benefit. However, a worker who suffers a specific loss is entitled to a minimum benefit equal to 25 percent of the state average weekly wage. The same applies to a worker who is totally and permanently disabled.  In the case of death, the dependents of a deceased worker are entitled to a minimum benefit equal to 50 percent of the state average weekly wage.

 

A listing of the state average weekly wage and the various percentages can be found on State Average Weekly Wage & Maximum Benefit Amounts from 1982-Present.


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