Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 23:1232 - Allocation to dependents; schedule of paymentsPayment to dependents shall be computed and divided equally among them on the following basis:
(1) If the widow or widower alone, thirty-two and one-half per centum of wages.(2) If the widow or widower and one child, forty-six and one-quarter per centum of wages.(3) If the widow or widower and two or more children, sixty-five per centum of wages.(4) If one child alone, thirty-two and one-half per centum of wages of deceased.(5) If two children, forty-six and one-quarter per centum of wages.(6) If three or more children, sixty-five per centum of wages.(7) If there are neither widow, widower, nor child, then to the father or mother, thirty-two and one-half per centum of wages of the deceased. If there are both father and mother, sixty-five per centum of wages.(8) If there are neither widow, widower, nor child, nor dependent parent entitled to compensation, then to one brother or sister, thirty-two and one-half per centum of wages with eleven per centum additional for each brother or sister in excess of one. If other dependents than those enumerated, thirty-two and one-half per centum of wages for one, and eleven per centum additional for each such dependent in excess of one, subject to a maximum of sixty-five per centum of wages for all, regardless of the number of dependents.