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MARYLAND
WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION
MAXIMUM RATE OF BENEFITS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2014
Effective
January 1, 2015
Section
9-603 of the Labor and Employment Article states
that the maximum compensation paid shall be
determined as of January 1st of each calendar
year. The Department of Labor, Licensing and
Regulation of the State of Maryland has advised
this Commission that the Average Weekly Wage of
workers covered by Maryland Unemployment for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2014 is $1,005.00.
In accordance with Section 9-604 of the Labor
and Employment Article, which authorizes the
computation of Awards to the next highest dollar
when the standard computation formula results in
an uneven amount, the following are maximum
benefits for death and disability for injuries
occurring on and after January 1, 2015.
TEMPORARY TOTAL DISABILITY:
Two-thirds of the
employee’s Average Weekly Wage not to exceed
100% of the State Average Weekly Wage or
$1,005.00.
PERMANENT TOTAL DISABILITY:
Two-thirds of the employee’s Average Weekly Wage
not to exceed 100% of the State Average Weekly
Wage or $1,005.00.
PERMANENT PARTIAL
DISABILITY:
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For
awards for a period less than 75 weeks for
events occurring on or after January 1, 2000
but before January 1, 2009, compensation is
to be paid at the rate of thirty-three and
one-third per centum of the employee’ s
Average Weekly Wage, not to exceed $114.00.
The minor disability category does not apply
to certain public safety employees. See LE
9-628(a).
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For
awards for a period less than 75 weeks for
events occurring on or after January 1, 2009
but before January 1, 2010, compensation is
to be paid at the rate of thirty-three and
one-third per centum of the employee’s
Average Weekly Wage, not to exceed 14.3% of
the State Average Weekly Wage or $130.00.
The minor disability category does not apply
to certain public safety employees. See LE
9-628(a).
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For
awards for a period of less than 75 weeks
for events occurring on or after January
1,2010 but before January 1, 2011,
compensation is to be paid at the rate of
thirty-three and one-third per centum of the
employee's Average Weekly Wage, not to
exceed 15.4% of the State Average Weekly
Wage or $142.00. The minor disability
category does not apply to certain public
safety employees. See LE 9-628(a).
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For
awards for a period of less than 75 weeks
for events occurring on or after January 1,
2011 but before January 1, 2012,
compensation is to be paid at the rate of
thirty-three and one-third per centum of the
employee's Average Weekly Wage, not to
exceed 16.7% of the State Average Weekly
Wage or $157.00. The minor disability
category does not apply to certain public
safety employees. See LE 9-628(a).
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For
awards for a period of less than 75 weeks
for events occurring on or after January
1,2012 but before January 1, 2013,
compensation is to be paid at the rate of
thirty-three and one-third per centum of the
employee's Average Weekly Wage, not to
exceed 16.7% of the State Average Weekly
Wage or $162.00. The minor disability
category does not apply to certain public
safety employees. See LE 9-628(a).
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For
awards for a period of less than 75 weeks
for events occurring on or after January 1,
2013 but before January 1, 2014,
compensation is to be paid at the rate of
thirty-three and one-third per centum of the
employee's Average Weekly Wage, not to
exceed 16.7% of the State Average Weekly
Wage or $166.00. The minor disability
category does not apply to certain public
safety employees. See LE 9-628(a).
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For
awards for a period of less than 75 weeks
for events occurring on or after January 1,
2014 but before January 1, 2015,
compensation is to be paid at the rate of
thirty-three and one-third per centum of the
employee's Average Weekly Wage, not to
exceed 16.7% of the State Average Weekly
Wage or $167.00. The minor disability
category does not apply to certain public
safety employees. See LE 9-628(a).
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For awards for a
period of less than 75 weeks for events
occurring on or after January 1, 2015 but
before January 1, 2016, compensation is to
be paid at the rate of thirty-three and
one-third per centum of the employee's
Average Weekly Wage, not to exceed 16.7% of
the State Average Weekly Wage or $168.00.
The minor disability category does not apply
to certain public safety employees. See LE
9-628(a).
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For awards for a
period equal to or greater than 75 weeks,
but less than 250 weeks, for events
occurring on or after January 1, 2015 but
before January 1, 2016, the compensation is
to be paid at two-thirds of the employee’s
Average Weekly Wage not to exceed one-third
of the State Average Weekly Wage or $335.00.
TEMPORARY
PARTIAL DISABILITY:
Fifty percent (50%) of
the difference between the employee’s Average
Weekly Wage and his wage earning capacity
thereafter, but not to exceed 50% of the State
Average Weekly Wage or $503.00.
SERIOUS
DISABILITY BENEFITS:
Two-thirds of the
employee’s Average Weekly Wage not to exceed 75%
of the State Average Weekly Wage or $754.00.
DEATH BENEFITS:
For deaths occurring
prior to October 1, 2011, the following formula
applies:
If wholly dependent, two-thirds
of the employee’s Average Weekly Wage not to
exceed 100% of the State Average Weekly Wage.
If partly dependent, two-thirds of the
employee’s Average Weekly Wage not to exceed
two-thirds of the State Average Weekly Wage.
For deaths occurring on or after October 1,
2011,
the following formula applies:
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Two-thirds of the deceased employee’s
Average Weekly Wage at the time of the
occurrence not to exceed the State Average
Weekly Wage.
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The
deceased employee’s income shall be divided
by the family income to determine the
percent of family income earned by the
deceased. The percent of family income
earned by the deceased is multiplied by the
death benefit (as calculated in paragraph 1)
to determine the amount payable,
collectively, to all dependents.
In
accordance with Section 9-683.3(i) of the Labor
and Employment Article, all dependents who are
neither a dependent spouse nor a dependent child
shall be entitled to no more than a total of
$65,000, collectively, as their portion of the
total death benefits payable. Beginning on
January 1, 2012, this benefit limit shall be
adjusted annually by the same percent applicable
to the adjustment of the State Average Weekly
Wage. See annual maximums in table below:
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Date |
AWW |
Benefit Limit |
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January 1, 2013 |
$990.00 |
$66,684.00 |
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January 1, 2014 |
$998.00 |
$67,223.00 |
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January 1, 2015 |
$1,005.00 |
$67,695.00 |
This formula
does not apply to a covered employee of a
municipal corporation or a county who is subject
to § 9-503 of the Labor & Employment Article
unless the municipal corporation or county has
made an election under § 9-683.6.
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