Workers’ Compensation Weekly Benefit Rates Set for October 1, 2016, Through September 30, 2017
The workers’ compensation state average weekly wage for dates of injury from
October 1, 2016, through September 30, 2017, is set at $912.69. The maximum
weekly benefit rates for workers’ compensation income benefits is set at $913
and the minimum weekly benefit rate is set at $137 for that period.
The
maximum and minimum weekly benefit rates for dates of injury from October 1,
2015, through September 30, 2016, were $895 and $134 respectively.
In
accordance with Texas Labor Code (TLC) §408.047, the workers’ compensation state
average weekly wage is equal to 88 percent of the average weekly wage in covered
employment as computed each year by the Texas Workforce Commission under TLC
§207.002(c).
A table showing maximum and minimum weekly benefit amounts
for injuries that occurred on or after January 1, 1991, is available on the
Texas Department of Insurance website at www.tdi.texas.gov/wc/employee/maxminbens.html.
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