§702.811. What weekly minimum rates apply to death benefits?
20 C.F.R. § 702.811
The average weekly wage used to compute death benefits is the greater of—
The deceased employee's average weekly wages; or
The national average weekly wage in effect at the time of the employee's death.
The weekly minimum rate does not apply to death benefits.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Source
Source: 83 FR 17290, Apr. 19, 2018 unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, and 8171 et seq.; 33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at sec. 701; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174, 64 Stat. 1263; Secretary's Order 10-2009, 74 FR 58834.
Source
Source: 38 FR 26861, Sept. 26, 1973, unless otherwise noted.