Bill Would Increase Minimum TD Benefit, Require Annual Increases Starting in 2027

Legislation in South Carolina would double the minimum temporary disability benefit and require annual increases, starting in 2027. H 4820, by Rep. Tiffany Spann-Wilder, D-Charleston, would increase the minimum TD benefit to $150 per week from $75, effective July 1, 2027. The bill would also require the Workers' Compensation Commission to increase the minimum benefit by the same percentage as the annual increase to the state's maximum average weekly wage. The first increase to account for changes made to the average wage would have to be adopted before Oct. 1, 2027, with subsequ...