Time for commencement
section 907 of this titleProvided, howeverNo compensation shall be allowed for the first three days of the disability, except the benefits provided for in : , That in case the injury results in disability of more than fourteen days the compensation shall be allowed from the date of the disability.
Maximum rate of compensation
Applicability of determinations
Determinations under subsection (b)(3) with respect to a period shall apply to employees or survivors currently receiving compensation for permanent total disability or death benefits during such period, as well as those newly awarded compensation during such period.
Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 509, § 644 Stat. 1426June 24, 1948, ch. 623, § 162 Stat. 602July 26, 1956, ch. 735, § 170 Stat. 654Pub. L. 87–87, § 175 Stat. 203Pub. L. 92–57686 Stat. 1252Pub. L. 98–426, § 698 Stat. 1641(, ; , ; , ; , , ; , §§ 4, 5(a), , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 98–426, § 6(a)1984—Subsec. (b)(1). , substituted provisions setting a maximum compensation for disability on death of 200 per centum of the applicable national average weekly wage as determined by the Secretary for former provisions which had set out a schedule of progressive percentages of 125 per centum or $167, whichever is greater, during the period ending , 150 per centum during the period beginning , and ending , 175 per centum during the period beginning , and ending , and 200 per centum beginning .
Pub. L. 98–426, § 6(b)section 5332 of title 5Subsecs. (c), (d). , redesignated subsec. (d) as (c) and substituted “under subsection (b)(3)” for “under this subsection”. Former subsec. (c), which had directed that the maximum rate of compensation for a nonappropriated fund instrumentality employee be equal to 66⅔ per centum of the maximum rate of basic pay established for a Federal employee in grade GS–12 by and the minimum rate of compensation for such an employee be equal to 66⅔ per centum of the minimum rate of basic pay established for a Federal employee in grade GS–2 by such section, was struck out.
Pub. L. 92–576, § 41972—Subsec. (a). , substituted “fourteen days” for “twenty-eight days”.
Pub. L. 92–576, § 5(a)section 910 of this titleSubsecs. (b) to (d). added subsecs. (b) to (d) and struck out former subsec. (b) compensation for disability provisions which prescribed a $70 per week limit, a $18 per week minimum for total disability, and provided that if the employee’s average weekly wages, as computed under , were less than $18 per week he should receive as compensation for total disability his average weekly wages.
Pub. L. 87–871961—Subsec. (b). increased limitation on compensation for disability from “$54” to “$70” per week.
1956—Subsec. (a). Act , substituted “three days” for “seven days” and “twenty-eight days” for “forty-nine days”.
Subsec. (b). Act , substituted “$54” for “$35”, and “$18” for “$12” in two places.
1948—Subsec. (b). Act , increased maximum weekly compensation from $25 to $35 and the minimum from $9 to $12 in two places.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
section 6(a) of Pub. L. 98–426section 6(b) of Pub. L. 98–426Pub. L. 98–426section 901 of this titleAmendment by applicable with respect to any death after , and amendment by applicable with respect to any injury, disability, or death after , see section 28(d), (f) of , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1972 Amendment
Pub. L. 92–576section 22 of Pub. L. 92–576section 902 of this titleAmendment by effective 30 days after , see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1961 Amendment
Pub. L. 87–87, § 475 Stat. 204
Effective Date of 1956 Amendment
Act July 26, 1956, ch. 735, § 970 Stat. 656
Effective Date of 1948 Amendment
Act June 24, 1948, ch. 623, § 662 Stat. 604