AR SB285

Maximum weekly workers' compensation benefit for disability or death increases to 70% of the injured employee's average weekly wage for injuries occurring after the act's effective date

Annual cap of $120,000 established for total weekly benefit payments to injured employees

Permanent partial disability rate increases from 66⅔% to 70% of the employee's average weekly wage for injuries after the effective date

Weekly maximum for permanent partial disability calculated as $120,000 divided by 52 weeks (approximately $2,308 per week)

Maintains $20-per-week minimum benefit and preserves higher rates for amputations or permanent total loss of use of a member