How is the PTD benefit determined?
The benefit is two-thirds (66 2/ 3%) of the employee’s gross average weekly wage. The average is based on the employee’s wages during the year before the injury or exposure, subject to certain limits. PTD recipients are also entitled to additional payments four times a year, beginning in the second year after the award, which reflects the increase in the statewide average weekly wage during the preceding year. These payments are made from the Rate Adjustment Fund, administered by the Industrial Commission.
