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MARYLAND WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION
MAXIMUM RATE OF BENEFITS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2018
Effective January 1,
2019
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, 2018 is $1,116.00.
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, 2019.
TEMPORARY
TOTAL DISABILITY:
Two-thirds of the
employee’s Average Weekly Wage not to exceed
100% of the State Average Weekly Wage or
$1,116.00.
PERMANENT
TOTAL DISABILITY:
Two-thirds of the
employee’s Average Weekly Wage not to exceed
100% of the State Average Weekly Wage or
$1,116.00.
PERMANENT PARTIAL
DISABILITY:
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
For awards for a period of less
than 75 weeks for events occurring on or after
January 1, 2016 but before January 1, 2017,
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
$172.00. The minor disability category does not
apply to certain public safety employees. See LE
9-628(a).
For awards for a period of less
than 75 weeks for events occurring on or after
January 1, 2017 but before January 1, 2018,
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
$176.00. The minor disability category does not
apply to certain public safety employees. See LE
9-628(a).
For awards for a period of less
than 75 weeks for events occurring on or after
January 1, 2018 but before January 1, 2019,
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
$183.00. The minor disability category does not
apply to certain public safety employees. See LE
9-628(a).
For awards for a period of less
than 75 weeks for events occurring on or after
January 1, 2019 but before January 1, 2020,
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
$187.00. The minor disability category does not
apply to certain public safety employees. See LE
9-628(a).
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, 2018 but before January 1, 2019, 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
$365.00.
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, 2019 but before January 1, 2020, 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
$372.00.
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 $558.00.
SERIOUS
DISABILITY BENEFITS:
Two-thirds of the
employee’s Average Weekly Wage not to exceed 75%
of the State Average Weekly Wage or $837.00.
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:
1.
Two-thirds of the deceased employee’s Average
Weekly Wage at the time of the occurrence not to
exceed the State Average Weekly Wage.
2.
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:
|
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 |
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January 1, 2016 |
$1,027.00 |
$69,177.00 |
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January 1, 2017 |
$1,052.00 |
$70,861.00 |
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January 1, 2018 |
$1,094.00 |
$73,690.00 |
|
January 1, 2019 |
$1,116.00 |
$75,172.00 |
*
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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