How are the minimum and maximum temporary disability amounts determined?
A. Beginning Jan. 1, 2006, the minimum and maximum rates are adjusted annually to the greater of $840 or the state average weekly wage (SAWW). The SAWW for the 12 months ending Mar. 31, 2005 was $838.42, so maximum TTD and PTD rates for 2006 work injuries remained $840 — the same as for 2005 injuries. The 4.96 percent increase in the SAWW for the 12 months ending Mar. 31, 2006 means the rate rises to $881.66 for injuries on or after Jan. 1, 2007. The minimum TTD rate is also subject to annual adjustment based on increases in the SAWW, so the minimum rate of $126.00 will increase to $132.25.
