December 8, 2105
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity has
determined the statewide average weekly wage paid by employers subject to the
Florida Reemployment Assistance Program Law to be $862.51 for the four calendar
quarters ending June 30, 2015.
Section 440.12(2), Florida Statutes (2015), expressly
provides that, for injuries occurring on or after August 1, 1979, the weekly
compensation rate shall be equal to 100 percent of the statewide average weekly
wage, adjusted to the nearest dollar, and that the average weekly wage
determined by the Department of Economic Opportunity for the four calendar
quarters ending each June 30 shall be used in determining the maximum weekly
compensation rate with respect to injuries occurring in the calendar year
immediately following.
Accordingly, the maximum weekly compensation rate for
work-related injuries and illnesses occurring on or after January 1, 2016 shall
be $863.00.
