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Social Insurance and Truncated Benefits: Measuring the Impacts of Workers' Compensation

Table 10

(a) State weekly WC benefit maximums for temporary total injuries*
State1930194019501960197019801990
Alabama$12$18$21$31$47$136$344
Alaska———$100$113$650$700
Arizona——$150$150$150$192$253
Arkansas—$20$25$35$49$88$209
California$25$25$30$65$88$154$224
Colorado$14$14$23$40$60$223$355
Connecticut$21$25$32$50$80$261$671
Delaware$15$15$25$50$50$165$265
District of Columbia—$25$35$54$70$426$513
Florida—$18$22$42$49$211$362
Georgia$15$20$24$30$50$110$175
Hawaii———$75$113$215$358
Idaho$16$16$16$28$43$182$404
Illinois$18$20$30$51$91$353$581
Indiana$17$17$24$39$57$130$256
Iowa$15$15$24$44$56$352$660
Kansas$18$18$20$38$49$148$263
Kentucky$15$15$21$32$52$131$345
Louisiana$20$20$30$35$49$149$267
Maine$18$18$24$39$69$306$448
Maryland$18$20$28$40$76$241$407
Massachusetts$18$18$30$45$70$227$444
Michigan$18$18$34$57$69$200$409
Minnesota$20$20$30$45$70$226$391
Mississippi——$25$35$40$98$198
Missouri$20$20$25$45$64$125$280
Montana$18$21$26$43$65$198$299
Nebraska$15$15$22$37$55$180$245
Nevada$17$17$32$57$80$229$369
New Hampshire$15$18$30$40$67$195$560
New Jersey$20$20$25$40$91$185$342
New Mexico$15$18$25$38$48$201$284
New York$25$25$32$45$85$215$300
North Carolina$18$18$24$35$50$194$376
North Dakota$20$20$20$53$88$196$326
Ohio$19$19$30$49$56$258$400
Oklahoma$18$18$25$35$45$141$231
Oregon$19$22$37$67$80$242$371
Pennsylvania$15$18$25$43$60$242$399
Rhode Island$16$20$28$32$70$199$378
South Carolina—$25$25$35$50$197$335
South Dakota$15$15$20$35$44$175$281
Tennessee$16$16$25$34$47$107$231
Texas$20$20$25$35$49$119$238
Utah$16$16$25$37$47$210$344
Vermont$15$15$25$36$56$192$534
Virginia$14$16$20$33$51$199$362
Washington$14$14$38$57$81$187$384
West Virginia$16$16$25$35$54$237$359
Wisconsin$20$21$33$54$73$218$363
Wyoming$17$21$36$53$63$251$406
*In current US dollars. Dashed lines denote the lack of explicitly stated benefits in that year.
(b) State weekly WC benefit maximums for temporary total injuries+
State1930194019501960197019801990
Alabama$24$43$29$35$40$55$88
Alaska———$113$97$263$179
Arizona——$208$169$129$78$65
Arkansas—$48$35$39$42$35$53
California$50$60$42$73$75$62$57
Colorado$28$33$32$45$51$90$91
Connecticut$42$60$44$56$69$106$171
Delaware$30$36$35$56$43$67$68
District of Columbia—$60$49$61$60$173$131
Florida—$43$30$47$42$86$93
Georgia$30$48$33$34$43$45$45
Hawaii———$85$97$87$91
Idaho$32$38$22$32$37$74$103
Illinois$36$48$42$58$78$143$148
Indiana$33$39$33$44$49$53$65
Iowa$30$36$33$50$48$143$169
Kansas$36$43$28$43$42$60$67
Kentucky$30$36$29$36$45$53$88
Louisiana$40$48$42$39$42$60$68
Maine$36$43$33$44$59$124$114
Maryland$36$48$39$45$65$98$104
Massachusetts$36$43$42$51$60$92$114
Michigan$36$43$47$64$59$81$105
Minnesota$40$48$42$51$60$92$100
Mississippi——$35$39$34$40$51
Missouri$40$48$35$51$55$51$71
Montana$36$50$36$48$56$80$76
Nebraska$30$36$30$42$47$73$63
Nevada$33$40$45$64$69$93$94
New Hampshire$30$43$42$45$58$79$143
New Jersey$40$48$35$45$78$75$87
New Mexico$30$43$35$43$41$81$72
New York$50$60$44$51$73$87$77
North Carolina$36$43$33$39$43$79$96
North Dakota$40$48$28$60$76$79$83
Ohio$38$45$42$55$48$105$102
Oklahoma$36$43$35$39$39$57$59
Oregon$37$53$51$76$69$98$95
Pennsylvania$30$43$35$48$52$98$102
Rhode Island$32$48$39$36$60$81$97
South Carolina—$60$35$39$43$80$86
South Dakota$30$36$28$39$38$71$72
Tennessee$32$38$35$38$40$43$59
Texas$40$48$35$39$42$48$61
Utah$32$38$35$42$40$85$88
Vermont$30$36$35$41$48$78$136
Virginia$28$38$28$37$44$81$93
Washington$28$33$53$64$70$76$98
West Virginia$32$38$35$39$46$96$92
Wisconsin$39$50$45$61$63$88$93
Wyoming$35$50$49$60$55$102$104
+In real US dollars (1967 = 100). Dashed lines denote the lack of explicitly stated benefits in that year.