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on October 04, 2023
Supplemental earnings benefits are payable if a work-related injury results in an employee’s physical inability to earn at least 90 percent of the wages he or she earned at the time of the injury. Unlike most other monetary benefits available under the WCL, supplemental earnings benefits are payable on a monthly basis. The monthly amount is 66 and two-thirds percent of the difference between the employee’s average monthly wage at time of the injury and his or her average monthly wage after the injury. For purposes of determining this amount:
The resulting benefit rate may not exceed 4.3 times the applicable weekly maximum limit described above.
An employee may receive supplemental earnings benefits for a maximum of 520 weeks, but eligibility will terminate sooner if:
Contact Defy Insurance or visit the OWCA website for more information on workers’ compensation laws in Louisiana.
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