Governor Signs Bill Increasing Minimum Weekly Benefit

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday signed a bill that increases the minimum weekly workers’ compensation benefit over a three-year period. Hochul signed S1161/A2034, which will increase the minimum weekly permanent partial disability and temporary partial disability to $275 in 2024. The minimum weekly benefit, last increased in May 2013, is currently $150. The bill will increase the minimum benefit to $325 in 2025.  Starting in 2026, S1161/A2034 will index the minimum weekly benefit to the state’s average weekly wage — the same metric used to adjust the maxi...