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Texas Labor Code § 408.061

Maximum Weekly Benefit

Workers' Compensation Benefits · Computation of Benefits

(a) A weekly temporary income benefit may not exceed 100 percent of the state average weekly wage under Section 408.047 rounded to the nearest whole dollar.

(b) A weekly impairment income benefit may not exceed 70 percent of the state average weekly wage rounded to the nearest whole dollar.

(c) A weekly supplemental income benefit may not exceed 70 percent of the state average weekly wage rounded to the nearest whole dollar.

(d) A weekly death benefit may not exceed 100 percent of the state average weekly wage rounded to the nearest whole dollar.

(e) A weekly lifetime income benefit may not exceed 100 percent of the state average weekly wage rounded to the nearest whole dollar.

(f) The division shall compute the maximum weekly income benefits for each state fiscal year not later than October 1 of each year.

(g) The maximum weekly income benefit in effect on the date of injury is applicable for the entire time that the benefit is payable.

Official text of the Texas Labor Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

Official source
Legislative history

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.101, eff. September 1, 2005.

This section refers to

§ 408.047

Sections that refer to this one

§ 408.085§ 408.103§ 408.126§ 408.144§ 408.161§ 408.181