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NWCDN Members regularly post articles and summary judgements in workers’ compensations law in your state.  


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Texas

STONE LOUGHLIN & SWANSON, LLP

  512-343-1385

The Division has set the state average weekly wage (AWW), maximum weekly benefit, and

minimum weekly benefit rate for 10/01/16 through 9/30/17 dates of injury. The state AWW has

been set at $912.69. The maximum weekly benefit rate is set at $913, and the minimum weekly

benefit rate is set at $137.

The maximum and minimum weekly benefit rates for dates of injury from 10/01/15 through 9/30/15

were $895 and $134, respectively.

A table showing maximum and minimum weekly benefit amounts for all dates of injury after

1/01/91 is available on the Texas Department of Insurance website at

www.tdi.texas.gov/wc/employee/maxminbens.html.