The Board announced the new maximum weekly benefit rate for accidents after July 1, 2017. Accordingly, the maximum weekly benefit rate is $870.61 for compensable lost time for workers’ compensation claims with dates of accident during the period from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.
Each year since reforms to the law in 2007 the maximum indemnity rate has increased. The benefit rate a claimant receives is determined by their date of injury and does not increase in the future as the maximum rate changes.
| Date of Accident | Weekly Maximum Total / Partial |
|---|---|
| July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017 | $864.32 / $864.32 |
| July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016 | $844.29 / $844.29 |
| July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015 | $808.65 / $808.65 |
| July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014 | $803.21 / $803.21 |
| July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013 | $792.07 / $792.07 |
| July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012 | $772.96 / $772.96 |
| July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011 | $739.83 / $739.83 |
| July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010 | $600 / $600 |
| July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009 | $550 / $550 |
| July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008 | $500 / $500 |
| July 1, 1992 – June 30, 2007 | $400 / $400 |
| July 1, 1991 – June 30, 1992 | $350 / $350 |
| July 1, 1990 – June 30, 1991 | $340 / $280 |
| July 1, 1985 – June 30, 1990 | $300 / $150 |