New Jersey and Pennsylvania have released 2024 workers' compensation temporary total disability benefit rates based on the statewide average weekly wage.
New Jersey:
The New Jersey Department of Labor has released the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Rate Schedule. For 2024, the maximum temporary total disability rate has been raised to $1,131, and the minimum rate increases to $302.
Pennsylvania:
The Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has announced that for injuries sustained on/or after January 1, 2024, the Statewide Average Weekly Wage or maximum compensation rate is $1,325. This new number represents a 4 percent increase over the maximum compensation rate for 2023. The complete updated wage table for 2024 can be viewed here.