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Glenn Whittington
In North Dakota, the maximum weekly benefit for survivors was changed from $210 to the State average weekly wage at the time of death. The minimum weekly death benefit was changed from $105 to 60 percent of the State average weekly wage. Also, lump sums paid in addition to weekly death benefits were increased from $300 to $600 for a surviving spouse and from $100 to $200 for each dependent child.
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