Workers Compensation Total Disability Calculation
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill amends South Carolina law to increase the minimum weekly compensation amount for workers with total disability under the workers’ compensation system. Specifically, it raises the minimum weekly payment to $150, effective July 1, 2027. The bill also establishes a mechanism for periodic inflation-based increases to this minimum amount, adjusted annually based on the state’s maximum average weekly wage.
Key provisions
- Increases the minimum weekly compensation for total disability to $150.
- Establishes an annual inflation adjustment to the minimum weekly compensation.
- The inflation adjustment is tied to the state’s maximum average weekly wage.
- Provides for lifetime benefits for individuals with paraplegia, quadriplegia, or physical brain damage resulting from a compensable injury.
- Prohibits lump sum payments in cases where lifetime benefits are due.
- Requires the Department of Employment and Workforce to provide the commission with data for wage calculations.
- The commission will publish adjusted compensation amounts and post them on its website.
Who is affected
- Workers’ compensation recipients
- Employers
- The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce
- The Workers’ Compensation Commission
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