death benefits; burial costs
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Overview
This bill amends Arizona’s workers’ compensation law to clarify and adjust death benefits paid to surviving family members of deceased employees. Specifically, it increases the maximum amount for burial expenses to $5,000 more than $10,000, and modifies the percentages of average monthly wages paid to surviving spouses, children, and parents based on their dependency and circumstances. It also addresses payments to siblings under specific dependency conditions.
Key provisions
- Increases the maximum burial expense payment to $5,000 more than $10,000.
- Adjusts the percentage of average monthly wage paid to surviving spouses based on whether they have children.
- Modifies the percentage of average monthly wage paid to surviving children, extending the benefit period to age 22 if enrolled in higher education.
- Establishes a payment of 25% of the deceased’s average monthly wage to a surviving parent if no spouse or children exist and the parent is wholly dependent.
- Defines payment percentages for siblings under 18, based on their level of dependency.
- Provides for partial dependency compensation, calculating payments based on the proportion of the employee’s earnings contributed to the dependents’ support.
- Specifies funeral expense payments of up to $800 more than $800 for deceased dependents.
- Addresses compensation continuation upon remarriage or the death of a surviving spouse or child.
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