Compensation under the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF)

By Thomas Kurtz, Esq. | Published March 28, 2025 | Posted in Discrimination, Workers' Compensation |

Created in 1945, the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund is a state supervised trust funded by surcharges imposed on employers in proportion to their payrolls (LC 62.5(f)(1)). The amount collected by the fund is paid to workers who have suffered serious injury and who are suffering from previous and serious permanent disabilities or physical impairments Read More

What is apportionment and why does it matter?

By Thomas Kurtz, Esq. | Published February 14, 2025 | Posted in Workers' Compensation, Workplace Injury |

When a worker experiences a workplace injury, an employer is not automatically liable for the full amount of an employee’s permanent disability. To understand this, it is important to distinguish between injury and impairment. If an incident results in any disability, or any need for medical care at all, it meets the definition of an Read More

What is the “Average Weekly Earnings” calculation and why is it important in your Workers’ Compensation Claim?

By Thomas Kurtz, Esq. | Published November 1, 2024 | Posted in Workers' Compensation |

Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) is frequently abbreviated as AWE or AWW (Average Weekly Wage). AWE sets the baseline for which certain benefits in a Workers’ Compensation Claim are calculated, such as temporary disability indemnity, permanent disability indemnity, life pension and death benefits. These benefits are subject to statutory minimum and maximum amounts established in Labor Read More

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