What is the weekly death claim benefit amount?

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What is the weekly death claim benefit amount?

In Rhode Island, weekly death benefits to dependents are calculated as two-thirds of the deceased worker’s average weekly wage. So you take the worker’s AWW and multiply by 2/3 to get the weekly benefit, subject to any statutory cap if the wage is high. If the scenario uses an average weekly wage of $60, then two-thirds of that is $40, which is why the weekly death benefit is $40. In practice, choose the amount that matches two-thirds of the given AWW (unless a cap applies).

In Rhode Island, weekly death benefits to dependents are calculated as two-thirds of the deceased worker’s average weekly wage. So you take the worker’s AWW and multiply by 2/3 to get the weekly benefit, subject to any statutory cap if the wage is high.

If the scenario uses an average weekly wage of $60, then two-thirds of that is $40, which is why the weekly death benefit is $40.

In practice, choose the amount that matches two-thirds of the given AWW (unless a cap applies).

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