Massachusetts Statutes
§ 34 — Total incapacity; compensation
Massachusetts § 34
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title XXILABOR AND INDUSTRIES
Ch. 152WORKERS' COMPENSATION
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Bluebook
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, § 34 (2026).
Text
Section 34. While the incapacity for work resulting from the injury is total, during each week of incapacity the insurer shall pay the injured employee compensation equal to sixty percent of his or her average weekly wage before the injury, but not more than the maximum weekly compensation rate, unless the average weekly wage of the employee is less than the minimum weekly compensation rate, in which case said weekly compensation shall be equal to his average weekly wage.The total number of weeks of compensation due the employee under this section shall not exceed one hundred fifty-six.
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