Maine Statutes
§ 39-A §224 — Adjustment to partial incapacity benefit payments for injuries prior to November 20, 1987
Maine·Title 39-A WORKERS' COMPENSATION·Part 1 MAINE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT OF 1992·Ch. 5 COMPENSATION AND SERVICES
The annual adjustment made pursuant to former Title 39, sections 55 and 55-A must be made as follows. The preinjury average weekly wage must first be adjusted to reflect the annual inflation or deflation factors as computed by the Maine Unemployment Insurance Commission for each year from the date of injury to the date of calculation. Once this weekly benefit amount is calculated, the amount must continue to be adjusted annually so that it continues to bear the same percentage relationship to the average weekly wage in the State as computed by the Maine Unemployment Insurance Commission as it did at the time of the injury. This section clarifies the method of calculating the annual adjustment to benefits under former Title 39, sections 55 and 55-A and applies to all benefit calculations pu
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Maine § 39-A §224 (Adjustment to partial incapacity benefit payments for injuries prior to November 20, 1987) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.
Legislative History
PL 2001, c. 390, §1 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 390, §2 (AFF).
Nearby Sections
15
§ 39 §1
Short title§ 39 §100-A
Orders or agreements for trial work periods§ 39 §100-B
Trial work periods§ 39 §102-A
Incarceration of employee§ 39 §103
Appeal§ 39 §103-A
Appellate Division created§ 39 §103-B
Appeal from commission decision§ 39 §103-C
Appeal from a decision of the division§ 39 §103-D
Report to the Law Court§ 39 §103-E
Enforcement of division§ 39 §104-A
Compensation payments; penalty