VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER BENEFIT RATE UPDATE

We received several questions recently about the firm benefit rate applicable to the volunteer firefighters who sustain injuries in the course of and arising out of their volunteer capacity as a firefighter. Specifically, there have been questions about the current applicable 140% of the statewide average weekly wage benefit rate which applies to volunteer firefighters unless their regular full-time earnings are above the 140% statewide average.

To help supply clients with an easy to use resource for their claims, we wanted to provide the following table:

Effective	140% of SAWW
7/1/2023 – 6/30/2024	$1,539.39
7/1/2022 – 6/30/2023	$1,456.78
7/1/2021 - 6/30/2022	$1,403.51
7/1/2020 – 6/30/2021	$1,304.58

 

If you have any questions about the applicable rates to be applied to your case, please contact Paul Barta or Micah Hawker-Boehnke at (402) 475-1075.