Max Weekly Benefit Climbs to $1,011 for 2021

The average weekly wage in Florida rose to $1,011 this year, triggering an increase in the maximum weekly workers' compensation benefit, the state Division of Workers' Compensation announced. The maximum benefit in Florida is set by law at 100% of the average weekly wage, and that wage has risen almost every year, according to data compiled by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. The new weekly maximum for temporary total and permanent partial disability benefits will take effect Jan. 1, the DWC said in a bulletin. The rate is an increase f...