(In effect as of January 1, 2004*) TABLE 6. BENEFITS FOR TEMPORARY TOTAL DISABILITY PROVIDED BY WORKERS' COMPENSATION STATUTES IN THE U.S. Alabama... 66 2/3 $156-27 1/2% of $587.00 100 Duration of SAWW or worker's average wage if less. Alaska... 80% of $110, or 22% of $832.00 120 Duration of WC benefits subject worker's the SAWW if em- to offsets under spendable ployee shows until date Social Security. earnings proof of wages, of medical or worker s spend- stability able weekly wage if less. Arizona... 66 2/3 Payable, but not $374.01 N/A Duration of Additional $25 monstatutorily pre- thly added to benescribed. fits of dependents. Arkansas... 66 2/3 $20 $453.00 85 450 weeks California.. 66 2/3 $126 $728.00 N/A 104 weeks for most injuries Colorado... 66 2/3 ---------------- $658.84 91 Duration of WC benefits subject to Social Security benefit offsets and reduction by benefits under an employer pension or plan. *See Introduction page.
Connecticut. 75% of $182.20-20% of $911.00 100 Duration of WC benefits subject worker's SAWW, or an amount to Social Security spendable not to exceed 75% benefit offset. earnings. of worker's average Delaware... 66 2/3 $168.94-22 2/9% $506.81 66 2/3 Duration of of SAWW, or actual District of 66 2/3 $255.50 $1,022.00 100 Duration of Columbia.. Florida... 66 2/3 $20 or actual $626.00 1/ 100 104 weeks WC benefits subject to Social Security and UI benefit offsets. Georgia... 66 2/3 $42.50 or $425.00 N/A 400 weeks Maximum weekly beneaverage wage fit in catastrophic if less. cases shall be paid until such time as employee undergoes a change in condition for the better. 1/ Florida: For workers who lose an arm, leg, hand, or for quadra or paraplegics, or for loss of use of both eyes, maximum benefits are $700.00.
Hawaii... 66 2/3 $149.00-25% of $596.00 100 Duration of SAWW, or worker's average wage if less, but not lower than $38.00 Idaho... 67 $80.10-15% of $480.60 for 90 52 weeks, SAWW. first 52 thereafter weeks; 67% of SAWW thereafter for duration $357.78 of Illinois... 66 2/3 $100.90 to $1,012.01 133 1/3 Duration of $124.30, or worker's average wage if less, according to number of dependents. Indiana... 66 2/3 $75 or worker's $588.00 N/A 500 weeks Total maximum average wage if amount payable less. is $294,000. Iowa... 80% of $135.90 to $144.74 $1,133.00 200 Duration of worker's or actual wage if spendable less, according to earnings. marital status and number of dependents.
Kansas... 66 2/3 $25 $440.00 75 Duration of Total amount pay able is $100,000. WC benefits subject to UI and Social Security benefit offsets. Kentucky... 66 2/3 $117.69-20% of $588.43 100 Duration of WC benefits termi- SAWW. Disability nate when employee qualifies for Social Security benefits. Louisiana... 66 2/3 $114-20% of $429.00 75 Duration of WC benefits subject SAWW, or actual to UI benefit offwage if less. sets. Maine... 80% of ----------------- $506.42 90 Duration of WC benefits subject worker's to UI benefit offafter tax sets, except if beneearnings. fits started prior to date of injury, or if benefits are a spouse's entitlement. Maryland... 66 2/3 $50 or actual $740.00 100 Duration of
Massachusetts 60 $176.89 20% of $884.46 100 156 weeks Additional $6 will SAWW or worker s added per depenaverage wage if dent if weekly beneless. fits are below $150. Michigan... 80% of --------------- $671.00 90 Duration of WC benefits subject worker's to reduction by UI spendable and Social Security earnings. benefits, and by those under an employer, retirement, or pension plan. Minnesota... 66 2/3 $130 or actual $750.00 N/A 104 weeks, or Compensation stops 90 days after if employee withmaximum medi- draws from labor cal improve- market, is released ment. to work without any physical restrictions, or refuses offer to work that is consistent with a rehabilitation plan. Mississippi. 66 2/3 $25 $341.11 66 2/3 450 weeks Total maximum amount payable is $153,499.50
Missouri... 66 2/3 $40 $662.55 105 400 weeks Montana... 66 2/3 Payable, but not $487.00 100 Duration of WC benefits subject statutorily pre-, to Social Security scribed. or until benefit offsets. worker is released to pre-injury job or similar employment Nebraska... 66 2/3 $49 or actual $562.00 100 Duration of Nevada... 66 2/3 ----------------- 633.08 2/ 150 Duration of New 60 $207.60-30% of $1,038.00 150 Duration of Hampshire. SAWW not to exceed employee's after tax earnings. New Jersey.. 70 $173-20% of $650.00 75 400 weeks SAWW. New Mexico.. 66 2/3 $36 or actual $549.37 100 Duration of 2/ Nevada: Reduced by the amount of federal insurance benefits received.
New York... 66 2/3 $40 or actual $400.00 N/A Duration of North 66 2/3 $30 $688.00 110 Duration of Carolina.. North 66 2/3 $303-60% of $555.00 110 Duration of Additional $10 per Dakota... SAWW, or employ-, week for each deee's actual net or until pendent child, not claimant is to exceed worker's eligible for net wage. Benefits Social Secu- are reduced by 50% rity retire- of Social Security ment benefits benefits. Ohio... 72% for $220.67-33 1/3% $662.00 100 Duration of WC benefits subject first 12 of SAWW or actual to Social Security weeks; benefit offsets and, thereafter if concurrent and/or 66.67% duplicate, with those under employer non-occupational benefit plan. Oklahoma... 70 $30 or actual $528.00 for injuries 100 156 weeks Period of occurring 11/1/02 - can be extended 10/31/05 by the WC Court for good cause.
Oregon... 66 2/3 $50 or 90% of $884.58 133 Duration of of SAWW actual wage if increased from 100 less. to 133 effective for injury dates on or after 1/1/02. Pennsylvania 66 2/3 $383.32 or 90% $690.00 100 Duration of WC benefits subject of AWW if less to Social Security benefit offsets, and by those under an employer-funded pension plan as well as for severance pay. Puerto Rico. 66 2/3 $65 $200.00 N/A 312 weeks Rhode 75% of ---------------- $726.00 110 Duration of Additional $15 for Island... worker's each dependent; spendable including a nonearnings working spouse, aggregate not to exceed 80% of worker's AWW. South 66 2/3 $75 or average $577.73 100 500 weeks Carolina.. South 66 2/3 $249-50% of $498.00 100 Duration of Dakota... SAWW, or worker's average wage if less.
Tennessee... 66 2/3 $92.70 15% of $618.00 100 400 weeks Total amount payable SAWW. is $247,200. Texas... 70% of $81-15% of SAWW. $537.00 100 104 weeks, or 104 week period may worker's upon reaching be extended if earnings maximum medi- spinal surgery is over $8.50/hr. cal improve- involved. 75% for all ment, whichothers ever is sooner Utah... 66 2/3 $45 $579.00 100 312 weeks Additional $5 for dependent spouse and each dependent child up to 4 under age 18, but not to exceed 100% of SAWW. Vermont... 66 2/3 $296-50% of $887.00 150 Maximum medical Additional $10 will SAWW, or worker's improvement be paid for each average wage if dependent under 21 less. years of age. Virginia... 66 2/3 $172.75-25% of $691.00 100 500 weeks SAWW, or employee's actual wage if less. Virgin 66 2/3 $60, or actual $385.00 66 2/3 Duration of Islands...
Washington.. 60-75 $43.17 or more, $885.29 120% of Duration of WC benefits subject according to State's temporary to Social Security marital status average benefit offsets. and number of monthly dependents. wage. West 66 2/3 $144.20** $537.00 100 208 weeks **Subject to Federal Virginia.. minimum weekly wage. Wisconsin... 66 2/3 ------------- $687.00 110 Duration of WC benefits subject to Social Security benefit offsets. Wyoming... 66 2/3 ------------- $563.43 3/ Duration of of actual monthly earnings 3/ Wyoming: Any injured worker who has or is receiving medical services from a health care provider based in Wyoming is eligible for temporary total payments at the rate of 70 percent of the injured worker's actual monthly earnings at the time of injury as long as the amount of payment does not exceed 103 percent of the statewide average wage. An injured worker receiving out-of-state health care at the instruction of the Division of Workers' Compensation may be entitled to the same benefits.
United States*: FECA 66 2/3 - $253.38 or actual $1,639.53 See Duration of Maximum weekly bene- 75** notes fit is based on the pay of a specific grade level in the Federal Civil Service. **Benefits calculated at 75 percent of worker's wage where there are one or more dependants. LHWCA 66 2/3 $257.58-50% of $1,030.30 200% Duration of **National Average NAWW**, or worker's of Weekly Wage is actual NAWW $515.15 *Federal Employee's Compensation Act; Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.