Labor Department Announces 8% Benefit Increase

The maximum weekly compensation rate for the fiscal year starting July 1 will be $917, the Montana Department of Labor and Industry announced on Tuesday. The rate will be 8% higher than the maximum weekly compensation of $849 for the fiscal year that started in July 2020 and ends June 30. For permanent partial disability, the award will be based on a maximum weekly compensation of $458.50. For injuries causing death, the minimum weekly compensation rate will be $458.50 and should not exceed the employee’s actual wages at the time of death, according to the department’s news relea...