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Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation (DLHWC)

Longshore Benefit Chart for Death Claims

1) 11/25/72 and prior - Compute Section 9 Percentages with Average Weekly Wage.

Date of Death

Not More Than

Maximum Weekly Death Benefits

Not Less Than

Maximum Weekly Death Benefits

06/23/48 and prior

$37.50

$25.00

$12.00

$8.00 or AWW

06/24/48 - 07/25/56

$52.50

$35.00

$18.00

$12.00 or AWW

07/26/56 - 07/13/61

$81.00

$54.00

$27.00

$18.00 or AWW

07/14/61 -11/25/72

$105.00

$70.00

$27.00

$18.00 or AWW

2) 11/26/72-09/28/84 - Compute Section 9 Percentages with an Average Weekly Wage Not Less than Applicable National Average Weekly Wage (No Maximum Rate on Death Claims):

11/26/72 - 09/30/73

$131.80 (NAWW)

10/01/73 - 09/30/74

$140.36 (NAWW)

10/01/74 - 09/30/75

$149.14 (NAWW)

10/01/75 - 09/30/76

$159.19 (NAWW)

10/01/76 - 09/30/77

$171.27 (NAWW)

10/01/77 - 09/30/78

$183.61 (NAWW)

10/01/78 - 09/30/79

$198.39 (NAWW)

10/01/79 - 09/30/80

$213.20 (NAWW)

10/01/80 - 09/30/81

$228.12 (NAWW)

10/01/81 - 09/30/82

$248.35 (NAWW)

10/01/82 - 09/30/83

$262.35 (NAWW)

10/01/83 - 09/30/84

$274.17 (NAWW)

 

 



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