C.M.R. 90, 351, ch. 8, app 351-8-I

Current through 2024-44, October 30, 2024
Appendix 351-8-I

The following formulae only apply to continuous compensation payments where the weekly benefit amount remains constant. If the weekly benefit amount changes, and/or there is a break in the period of compensation, the formulae must be applied to each continuous period of equal payments. The interest due from each period must then be added to determine the total interest due.

FORMULAE

(A) To calculate interest when payment is made during the period of entitlement to benefits, the following formula shall be used:

(Weekly compensation x weeks of benefits) x Factor from Table A = Interest due.

For example: A decree dated September 4, 1998 awards compensation at a rate of $300.00 per week from February 2, 1997 to the present and continuing. On September 5, 1998, compensation is paid for incapacity from February 2, 1997 through September 5, 1998. Calculate interest due as follows:

($300.00 x 83) x 0.079084 = $1,969.19

(B) To calculate interest due between the date last payment was due, and the date of payment, the following formula shall be used:

First, determine the amount of interest due for the period of incapacity using formula (A) above. Then apply the following formula:

Amount of interest due between date last payment due and date of payment = ((Weekly compensation x weeks of benefits) + Interest due) x days x 10% / 365

The total amount of interest due will equal the sum of formula (A) and formula (B).

For example: A decree dated September 4, 1998 awards compensation at a rate of $300.00 per week from February 2, 1997 through July 26, 1997. On September 9, 1998, compensation is paid for incapacity from February 2, 1997 through July 26, 1997. Calculate interest as follows:

First calculate the interest due for the period of incapacity:

($300.00 x 25) x 0.022328 = $167.46 (The interest due through July 26, 1997.)

Then, calculate the interest due between the date the last payment was due and the payment date:

(($300.00 x 25) + $167.46) x 405 x 10% / 365 = $850.77 (The interest due from August 1, 1997 through September 9, 1998)

Last, calculate the total amount of interest due:

$167.46 + $850.77 = $1,018.23

TABLE A

# WKS

Factor

# WKS

Factor

# WKS

Factor

1

0.000000

53

0.049221

105

0.101698

2

0.000917

54

0.050199

106

0.102741

3

0.001836

55

0.051178

107

0.103785

4

0.002755

56

0.052158

108

0.104830

5

0.003676

57

0.053139

109

0.105877

6

0.004598

58

0.054122

110

0.106924

7

0.005521

59

0.055106

111

0.107974

8

0.006445

60

0.056091

112

0.109024

9

0.007370

61

0.057077

113

0.110076

10

0.008296

62

0.058064

114

0.111129

11

0.009224

63

0.059053

115

0.112183

12

0.010152

64

0.060043

116

0.113239

13

0.011082

65

0.061034

117

0.114296

14

0.012013

66

0.062026

118

0.115354

15

0.012945

67

0.063020

119

0.116414

16

0.013878

68

0.064014

120

0.117475

17

0.014812

69

0.065010

121

0.118537

18

0.015747

70

0.066007

122

0.119601

19

0.016684

71

0.067006

123

0.120666

20

0.017622

72

0.068006

124

0.121732

21

0.018561

73

0.069006

125

0.122800

22

0.019501

74

0.070009

126

0.123868

23

0.020442

75

0.071012

127

0.124939

24

0.021384

76

0.072017

128

0.126010

25

0.022328

77

0.073022

129

0.127083

26

0.023272

78

0.074030

130

0.128157

27

0.024218

79

0.075038

131

0.129233

28

0.025165

80

0.076048

132

0.130310

29

0.026113

81

0.077058

133

0.131388

30

0.027062

82

0.078070

134

0.132468

31

0.028013

83

0.079084

135

0.133549

32

0.028965

84

0.080098

136

0.134631

33

0.029917

85

0.081114

137

0.135715

34

0.030871

86

0.082131

138

0.136800

35

0.031826

87

0.083150

139

0.137886

36

0.032783

88

0.084169

140

0.138974

37

0.033740

89

0.085190

141

0.140063

38

0.034699

90

0.086213

142

0.141153

39

0.035659

91

0.087236

143

0.142245

40

0.036620

92

0.088261

144

0.143338

41

0.037582

93

0.089287

145

0.144433

42

0.038545

94

0.090314

146

0.145529

43

0.039510

95

0.091342

147

0.146626

44

0.040476

96

0.092372

148

0.147725

45

0.041443

97

0.093403

149

0.148825

46

0.042411

98

0.094436

150

0.149926

47

0.043380

99

0.095469

151

0.151029

48

0.044351

100

0.096504

152

0.152133

49

0.045322

101

0.097541

153

0.153238

50

0.046295

102

0.098578

154

0.154345

51

0.047269

103

0.099617

155

0.155454

52

0.048245

104

0.100657

156

0.156563

157

0.157674

209

0.217412

261

0.281194

158

0.158787

210

0.218599

262

0.282462

159

0.159901

211

0.219788

263

0.283732

160

0.161016

212

0.220979

264

0.285004

161

0.162132

213

0.222171

265

0.286277

162

0.163251

214

0.223364

266

0.287551

163

0.164370

215

0.224559

267

0.288828

164

0.165491

216

0.225756

268

0.290106

165

0.166613

217

0.226954

269

0.291385

166

0.167737

218

0.228153

270

0.292666

167

0.168862

219

0.229354

271

0.293949

168

0.169988

220

0.230557

272

0.295233

169

0.171116

221

0.231761

273

0.296520

170

0.172245

222

0.232967

274

0.297807

171

0.173376

223

0.234174

275

0.299097

172

0.174508

224

0.235382

276

0.300388

173

0.175642

225

0.236593

277

0.301680

174

0.176777

226

0.237804

278

0.302974

175

0.177913

227

0.239018

279

0.304270

176

0.179051

228

0.240232

280

0.305568

177

0.180190

229

0.241449

281

0.306867

178

0.181331

230

0.242666

282

0.308168

179

0.182473

231

0.243886

283

0.309470

180

0.183616

232

0.245107

284

0.310775

181

0.184761

233

0.246329

285

0.312080

182

0.185908

234

0.247553

286

0.313388

183

0.187056

235

0.248779

287

0.314697

184

0.188205

236

0.250006

288

0.316008

185

0.189356

237

0.251235

289

0.317320

186

0.190508

238

0.252465

290

0.318635

187

0.191662

239

0.253697

291

0.319950

188

0.192817

240

0.254930

292

0.321268

189

0.193973

241

0.256165

293

0.322587

190

0.195131

242

0.257401

294

0.323908

191

0.196291

243

0.258639

295

0.325231

192

0.197451

244

0.259879

296

0.326555

193

0.198614

245

0.261120

297

0.327881

194

0.199778

246

0.262363

298

0.329208

195

0.200943

247

0.263607

299

0.330538

196

0.202110

248

0.264853

300

0.331869

197

0.203278

249

0.266101

301

0.333202

198

0.204448

250

0.267350

302

0.334536

199

0.205619

251

0.268600

303

0.335872

200

0.206791

252

0.269852

304

0.337210

201

0.207966

253

0.271106

305

0.338550

202

0.209141

254

0.272362

306

0.339891

203

0.210318

255

0.273619

307

0.341234

204

0.211497

256

0.274877

308

0.342578

205

0.212677

257

0.276137

309

0.343925

206

0.213858

258

0.277399

310

0.345273

207

0.215041

259

0.278663

311

0.346623

208

0.216226

260

0.279928

312

0.347974

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