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Chart VII-Income Benefits ($) for Scheduled Injuries1
Arm at
Shoulder

Jurisdiction

Hand

Thumb

First
Finger

Second
Finger

Third
Finger

Fourth
Finger

Leg at
Hip

Foot

Great Toe

Other
Toes

One Eye

One Ear

Both Ears

7,040

2,420

27,280

11,660

35,860

In this group of jurisdictions, compensation for temporary disability is allowed in addition to allowances for scheduled injury.
Alabama2

48,840

Alaska

No schedule. Benefits are $177,000 multiplied by the percentage of whole person rating according to AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 6th edition.

Arizona

37,400

13,640

9,460

6,820

4,840

3,520

44,000

30,580

161,322.48

134,435.40

40,330.62

24,198.37

18,820.96

13,443.54

10,754.83

134,435.40

107,548.32

18,820.96

6,721.77

80,661.24

53,774.16

161,322.48

173,484

130,113

51,903

30,573

26,307

17,064

13,509

130,824

93,141

22,752

7,821

74,655

29,862

112,338

228,916

214,012

53,165

22,615

22,615

10,117

10,117

149,428

88,6748

13,357

2,3818

92,9068

18,6478

139,492

Colorado9

66,578

33,373

16,045

8,343

5,776

4,171

3,529

66,747

33,373

8,343

3,529

33,373

11,231

44,605

Connecticut10

222,599

179,785

67,423

38,525

31,049

22,470

18,194

165,880

133,769

29,960

9,628

168,019

37,450

111,300

Delaware

181,472.50

159,696

54,441.75

36,294.50

29,035.50

21,776.75

14,517.75

181,472.50

116,142.50

29,035.50

10,888.25

145,178

54,441.75

127,030.75

District of
Columbia11

319,924

250,200

77,924

47,844

31,446

25,980

16,414

295,311

210,555

39,645

16,414

164,062

53,326

205,073

Florida

No schedule; benefits are paid according to degree of impairment.12

Georgia

Income benefits (TTD) are payable based on ability to work/availability of suitable work for a maximum of 400 weeks-that is an option in any compensable claim. Permanent partial disability (PPD) is scheduled and
is not payable if the employee is receiving income benefits. When it is paid, it is based on a rating assigned by the treating physician pursuant to the AMA Guides, 5th edition.13

Hawaii14

288,600

225,700

69,375

42,550

27,750

23,125

13,485

266,400

189,625

35,150

14,80015

129,50015

48,100

Idaho

134,473.50

121,027.50

49,306

31,379

24,653

11,208

6,726

89,648.50

62,758

18,829

3,139.50

78,440.50

N/A

Illinois

354,194.86

159,166.94

59,004.08

33,382.46

29,509.78

20,958.92

17,086.24

229,820.03

129,657.16

29,494.29

10,099.94

125,784.48

41,933.32

Iowa

418,250

317,870

100,380

58,555

50,190

41,825

33,460

368,060

250,950

66,920

25,095

28,059

83,650

Maine

Specific loss law provides set number of weeks at employee's total compensation rate for loss of body parts, whether worker actually loses that much time from work or not; employer may offset specific loss by
amount of incapacity benefits previously paid.

Maryland

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Massachusetts

Benefits are paid according to degree of impairment in §36 of Gen. Laws Chapter 152 (Massachusetts Workers' Comp. Act).

Minnesota

Benefits are paid according to degree of impairment, mostly set out in PP schedule rules.20

Mississippi

101,086

75,815

30,326

17,690

15,162

10,109

7,581

88,450

63,179

15,162

5,055

50,543

20,217

75,815

Missouri

131,222.50

98,982.47

33,936.85

25,452.64

19,796.49

19,796.49

12,443.51

117,082.10

84,842.12

22,624.57

7,918.60

79,185.98

27,715.09

101,810.50

Montana

No schedule; benefits are paid according to degree of impairment, age, education, wage loss, and lifting restriction.22

Nebraska23

198,450

Nevada25

No schedule for injuries arising after 1973.25

New
Hampshire26

331,362

299,126

New Jersey27

228,690

138,915

New Mexico

Schedule is based on a percentage of total disability for a number of weeks. May be subject to a 10% to 90% reduction in proportion to degree intoxication or influence of drugs contributes to the accident.

3

Arkansas

4, 5

California

6, 7

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17

21

154,350

52,920

185,000
785,440.50
18

166,927.78
292,775

30,870

26,460

17,640

13,230

189,630

132,300

26,460

8,820

110,250

22,050

44,10024

17,345

74,386

60,142

30,071

14,233

221,575

155,102.50

28,488

4,748

132,945

47,480

194,669.50

18,900

12,600

10,080

7,560

5,040

218,295

115,920

10,080

3,780

88,200

15,120

88,200

28

North Carolina

29

255,840

213,200

79,950

47,970

42,640

26,650

21,320

213,200

153,504

37,310

10,660

127,920

74,620

159,900
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