Which Family Members Are Entitled to Workers Compensation Death Benefits?
To be eligible for benefits, you must be a dependent of the deceased worker. Examples of dependents include: • Children of the deceased are eligible until age 18 (or until age 23 if attending college or vocational school full time). • The spouse of the deceased, so long as he or she does not remarry • Parents of the deceased, if you can prove that you depended on your child for support Dependent death benefits will be based on the level of dependency or support each dependent had while the worker was living.
