Workers’ Compensation Rate Change 2017 : Heckler & Frabizzio

Workers’ Compensation Rate Change 2017

IMPORTANT NOTICE

DE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION RATE CHANGE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2017

See chart below for rate change information, and please feel free to contact one of our Workers’ Compensation department attorneys for further discussion.

From the State of Delaware Department of Labor Division of Industrial Affairs:

MEMORANDUM

NEW WORKERS’ COMPENSATION RATE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2017

Secretary of Labor Patrice Gilliam-Johnson has announced that the average weekly wage in Delaware for calendar year 2016 was $1,030.49. This wage figure was derived from data from employers participating in the State’s unemployment insurance system.

Based on this weekly wage figure, the maximum weekly workers’ compensation rate will be $686.99. The minimum workers’ compensation rate will be $229.00. The daily rates are as follows:

Effective July 1, 2017

Wage of $1,030.49 and Over: Maximum $686.99

1 98.14

2 196.28

3 294.42

4 392.57

5 490.71

6 588.85

7 686.99

Minimum $229.00

STATE OF DELAWARE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION RATE CHART

STATE OF DELAWARE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION RATE CHART 1978 – 2016	EFFECTIVE JUNE 15, 1978 AWW $221.75 $154.50 Minimum $ 51.49
EFFECTIVE JUNE 20, 1979 AWW $247.07 $164.71 Minimum $ 54.90	EFFECTIVE MAY 23, 1980 AWW $262.79 $175.20 Minimum $ 58.40
EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 1981 AWW $292.20 $194.81 Minimum $ 64.94	EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 1982 AWW $312.66 $208.45 Minimum $ 69.47
EFFECTIVE JUNE 7, 1983 AWW $335.66 $223.78 Minimum $ 74.59	EFFECTIVE JUNE 15, 1984 AWW $347.45 $231.64 Minimum $ 77.22
EFFECTIVE JUNE 3, 1985 AWW $353.53 $235.69 Minimum $ 78.56	EFFECTIVE JUNE 5, 1986 AWW $366.33 $244.22 Minimum $ 81.41
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1987 AWW $375.79 $250.53 Minimum $ 83.51	EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1988 AWW $397.71 $265.14 Minimum $ 88.38
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1989 AWW $420.96 $280.64 Minimum $ 93.55	EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1990 AWW $445.81 $297.21 Minimum $ 99.07
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1991 AWW $468.58 $312.39 Minimum $104.13	EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1992 AWW $491.75 $327.83 Minimum $109.28
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1993 AWW $508.94 $339.29 Minimum $113.10	EFFECTIVE JUNE 14, 1994 AWW $519.25$346.17 Minimum $115.39
EFFECTIVE JUNE 15, 1995 AWW $535.79 $357.10 Minimum $119.06	EFFECTIVE JUNE 3, 1996 AWW $558.35 $372.23 Minimum $124.08
EFFECTIVE JUNE 18, 1997 AWW $588.69 $392.46 Minimum $130.82	EFFECTIVE JUNE 11, 1998 AWW $616.67 $411.11 Minimum $137.04
EFFECTIVE JUNE 15, 1999 AWW $652.02 $434.68 Minimum $144.89	EFFECTIVE JUNE 12, 2000 AWW $674.40 $449.60 Minimum $149.87
EFFECTIVE JUNE 20, 2001 AWW $703.65 $469.10 Minimum $156.37	EFFECTIVE JUNE 14, 2002 AWW $737.35 $491.57 Minimum $163.86
EFFECTIVE JUNE 4, 2003 AWW $760.21 $506.81 Minimum $168.94	EFFECTIVE MAY 21, 2004 AWW $785.75 $523.83 Minimum $174.61
EFFECTIVE JUNE 6, 2005 AWW $815.29 $543.53 Minimum $181.18	EFFECTIVE JUNE 7, 2006 AWW $857.46 $571.64 Minimum $190.55
EFFECTIVE JUNE 7, 2007 AWW $888.38 $592.25 Minimum $197.42	EFFECTIVE JUNE 3, 2008 AWW $907.73 $605.15 Minimum $201.72
EFFECTIVE JUNE 16, 2009 AWW $916.00 $610.67 Minimum $203.55	EFFECTIVE JUNE 22, 2010 AWW $914.73 $609.82 Minimum $203.27
EFFECTIVE JUNE 13, 2011 AWW $933.08 $622.05 Minimum $207.35	EFFECTIVE JULY 2, 2012 AWW $967.52 $645.01 Minimum $215.00
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013 AWW $991.19 $660.79 Minimum $220.26	EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014 AWW $998.35 $665.57 Minimum $221.86
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2015 AWW $1,019.44 $679.63 Minimum $226.54	EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2016 AWW $1,034.18 $689.45 Minimum $229.82

EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2017

AWW $1,030.49 $686.99

Minimum $229.00

AWW – Average Weekly Wage