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Workers' Compensation Laws, 2nd
Edition
Table 7
Maximum Benefit Payments for Selected Scheduled Permanent Partial
Disabilities as of July 1, 2008
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and a description of what information this table contains. State 1 and
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This table provides an attempt to compare the
maximum benefit due an injured worker for a
specific loss of permanent bodily function and
the payment for disability when payment is made
when it is considered a "scheduled " injury
across jurisdictions with statutory PPD
schedules. The injured worker in each example
made $1,000 a week, had four dependents, and was
50 years old at the time of injury. In some
cases, the employees would also be eligible for
TTD and/or PTD which is not suppose to be
included in these figures. If jurisdictions pay
ongoing TTD, or would pay PTD (or pensions) in
these cases and do not pay scheduled PPD
benefits, this amount should not be included in
this table. The reader should be cautious about
using these comparisons for interstate
comparisons unless they have a significant
understanding of the different jurisdictional
benefits structures. To better understand the
different jurisdictional PPD structures for
states in the US, the reader should refer to
another WCRI report entitled
Permanent Partial Disability Benefits:
Interstate Differences.
Users are also
reminded that benefit levels in
each jurisdiction are heavily affected by
jurisdictional wage rates and varying maximum
statutory benefit levels and the fact that these
figures are undiscounted and not usually paid in
a lump sum, but over time in biweekly or monthly
amounts.
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Jurisdiction |
Amputation Of Dominant Arm At The Shoulder |
Amputation Of Dominant Hand |
Amputation Of Left Leg At The Hip |
Amputation Of Left Foot |
Loss Of One Eye |
Loss Of Hearing In Both Ears |
Loss Of Hearing In One Ear |
Maximum Payable For A Non-Scheduled Loss |
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Sample State 1 |
$99,000.00 |
$82,500.00 |
$82,500.00 |
$66,000.00 |
$49,500.00 |
$99,000.00 |
$33,000.00 |
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Sample Sate 2 |
$127,368.00 |
$95,526.00 |
$96,048.00 |
$68,382.00 |
$54,810.00 |
$82,476.00 |
$21,924.00 |
$234,900.00 |
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