Thomas J. Bolch, Commissioner
Laura K. Mavretic, Commissioner
Renée C. Riggsbee, Commissioner
J. Howard Bunn Jr., Chairman
Christopher Scott, Commissioner
Dianne C. Sellers, Commissioner
| Bernadine S. Ballance,
Commissioner Thomas J. Bolch, Commissioner Laura K. Mavretic, Commissioner Renée C. Riggsbee, Commissioner |
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James B. Hunt Jr., Governor J. Howard Bunn Jr., Chairman Christopher Scott, Commissioner Dianne C. Sellers, Commissioner |
North Carolina
Industrial Commission
MEMORANDUM
| TO: | CARRIERS, SELF-INSURED EMPLOYERS, THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATORS, AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS IN THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SYSTEM IN NORTH CAROLINA |
| FROM: | TRACEY H. WEAVER, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY |
| RE: | MAXIMUM WEEKLY BENEFIT FOR 1999 |
| DATE: | AUGUST 14, 1998 |
The North Carolina Industrial Commission has established the maximum weekly benefit for 1999 pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. §97-29. Effective January 1, 1999, the maximum weekly benefit applicable to all injuries and claims arising on and after January 1, 1999 shall be five hundred and sixty dollars ($560.00).
The maximum weekly benefit was derived by multiplying the average weekly insured wage of five hundred and nine dollars and forty-six cents ($509.46) for the calendar year 1997, as determined by the Employment Security Commission in accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. §96-8(22), by 1.10 and rounding the figure to its nearest multiple of two dollars ($2.00).
The minimum weekly benefit is thirty dollars ($30.00) as set forth in N.C. Gen. Stat. §97-29.
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