Maximum weekly benefits for total disability and permanent partial disability in Arkansas will both increase 2.7% in 2016, tied to an increase in the state's average weekly wage, the Workers' Compensation Commission announced.
The commission said maximum benefits for total disability will increase to $646 on Jan. 1 from $629 currently. The minimum total disability rate will remain at $20.
Maximum benefits for permanent partial disability will increase to $485 from $472.
Under Arkansas Code Annotated Sections 11-10-502(3) and 11-9-102(17)(A), maximum benefits are set at 85% of the st...
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